Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

4 reviews

thepinkrainboots90'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

This was a sad story about a glimpse of generational trauma passed down thrown through harmful cultural practices. I hate to say this book was mostly boring but it’s writing is bland with a pretty metaphor here and there. It’s a fairly short easy read so it made it easy to speed through. I ended it hoping we would see some peace at the end, but nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Incest, Eating disorder, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

tina94's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Abortion, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief and Fatphobia

shansometimes's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Cancer

mgraves89's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders