Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

One Day by David Nicholls

12 reviews

risemini's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Vomit, Death, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Drug use

pkc's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Vomit and Terminal illness

booksnug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I’m torn, because this book is a great premise and artfully written but Dex is so unlikeable for most of it and the

random tragic event

that was not in keeping with the blurb infuriated me. So I down-rated it…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

hannbruce's review

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Infertility, and Grief

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence and Vomit

sarahndipity's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

Just really glad it's over

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Body shaming, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Vomit

daisymayl's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

sib_reads's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Classism, Blood, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content

bookswithgeorgia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

reasalic's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness