Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

38 reviews

christinereads1823's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Deep and thought-provoking, Makkai's writing is evocative and painfully stark. The Great Believers is a story of love, loss, friendship, trauma, and healing, and it is so important for everyone to read and process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

shainabriley's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Chronic illness, and Sexual content

juliej0715's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book. It was a slow start for me, but I also read it in super small chunks at first so it was hard to keep people straight. About 1/3 in, it really picked up and I couldn't stop thinking about it and reading it. It's so sad yet perpetually full of hope and love and friendship and caring, and reflecting on what's important in life. It was so good I want to read it again. I wish there were more books exactly like this one. I also loved it being set in boystown (now northalsted) Chicago and knowing all the places they were going around Lakeview and the city. Just so good overall.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, and Medical content

estraat's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

asienerbrown's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Grief, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Police brutality

crabbytaco's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I cried so much throughout this book lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy, Police brutality, Drug use, and Abandonment

A pet is imperilled but survives

naechan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I has been two weeks since I finished this book and I still can’t stop thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Death, and Grief

sstarliper's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Police brutality, and Sexual content

dominika_benmichael's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Infidelity, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Police brutality and Animal death