Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Sula by Toni Morrison

11 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Grief, War, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Animal death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Dementia, Excrement, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War, Grief, and Mental illness

katkatniss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

"A sleep deeper than the hospital drugs; deeper than the pits of plums, steadier than the condor's wing; more tranquil than the curve of eggs."

Finishing Sula is a mood. I have been emptied. I am dumbstruck, in awe, and lost, in the simplest and most beautiful way possible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Child death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Excrement, Drug use, Racism, Suicide, War, and Terminal illness

clemencepct's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Terminal illness

ginameix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

michaelion's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I almost dated a white person a few years back and, tell me, why was this their favorite book? 🤨 Like... they read this for comfort?!?!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, War, Ableism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Excrement, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

shaleereads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

charleyroxy's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Excrement

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood