Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

46 reviews

mfrisk's review against another edition

Not connecting with the characters or plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Mental illness

hunni_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

fiaharringbook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Excrement

deenmachine's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Unexpectedly close to home for me -- a dead/dying dad with a strong association with music and the southern California desert. So I stuck with it for that. But I don't think the "lost in the wilderness" storyline really worked for me here. It felt like I'd already seen this, in the ending of Beef with Ali Wong, and in Lauren Groff's Vaster Wilds. I feel like I wanted more from some of the themes -- like the spouse with a chronic illness -- and they got wrapped up too neatly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness

bookmarked_by_kate's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Mental illness

jra's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Excrement

kers_tin's review

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

alyssaakdefusco's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was refreshingly different. It was trippy, funny, heartbreaking, poignant, and absurd all at once which made for a quick read! A different look at grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

graecus_'s review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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? Yes

3.5

i very much enjoyed reading this. it was my first melissa broder, and i will definitely be reading more of her books. the book wasn’t as weird as it could be (read reviews saying that it was a weird girl book and i was expecting it to be weirder), but i did enjoy the magical realist and surrealist elements. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Injury/Injury detail

emily_stimmel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness