Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Just Kids by Patti Smith

48 reviews

chluless's review against another edition

emotional reflective

3.75

An elegant and emotional ode to friendship, art, and the unique moment of New York and the Chelsea Hotel in the late 1960s & 1970s.

The name dropping is excessive, yet admittedly impressive, and does some work in setting the scene for the artistic community, and it’s slow disintegration as the world that Patti & Robert built together begins to fade. 

This is a meandering and somewhat stilted read, but intensely personal, thought-provoking, and beautifully elegiac as it illuminates a portrait of two artists. 

Or, two kids captured in formative moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Abortion

sarasimper's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

korol_rezni's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

pikkumarja's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

Kaunis, esteettinen kertomus kahdesta taiteilijasta ja heidän erikoislaatuisesta suhteestaan. Ihan kakaroita on todellakin runoilijan taideteos, jossa taiteilijoiden ja muusien roolit vaihtuvat ja ainoastaan rakkaus ja taide pysyy. Tässä on vähän rappioromantiikkaa, paljon surua ja kipuja, mutta samaan aikaan kaikki on niin erityistä ja ihmiset pitävät toisiaan kädestä.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Transphobia, and War

faenth's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug use

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Pregnancy, and Outing

raesansom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

avasbookmark's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Terminal illness and Grief

Minor: Death and Suicide

baerbl's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

garbagebarge69's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Grief and Classism

elanuruysal's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Terminal illness