Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Tvornica lutaka by Elizabeth Macneal

4 reviews

dorien_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, and Classism

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. What a read! This is an immediate classic in my mind and I'll be reading it again very soon.

The thing I appreciated the most is how so delightfully balanced the author is with her details. She doesn't shy away from how gross Victorian London was, but she doesn't use it for shock value, either. She is clearly well-researched in the history and language of the time, but she doesn't spoon feed the reader with it. 
It was truly a delight to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

pollydye's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

idk what i was expecting but it wasn’t … that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

minxtte's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Excrement