Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Cleopatra und Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

55 reviews

afternoondreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

mookisbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Dementia, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

aislinn_h's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, and Death of parent

timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is exquisite: heartbreaking, soaring, funny, painful. Such wonderful character studies and great writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Terminal illness

thetainaship's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

jaspercanread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicide attempt

garfriendofmine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death, Mental illness, Infidelity, Animal death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Cursing, Classism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

sofiarf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

alisbleu's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

alayarocco's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Nothing much of substance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Vomit, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Child abuse