Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

2 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kapow151's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

A lovely sci-fi adjacent coming-of-age novel. Adina is both alien and completely relatable. I may have cried listening to the audiobook on the way home from work. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Chronic illness