Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

8 reviews

rosalind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a re-read of a book that left a huge impression on me when I read it for the first time as a pre-teen. Every bit as moving the second time around at 31. I do think the writing quality massively improves about halfway through, but that’s neither here nor there (it’s, if you will, Elsewhere, chortle chortle chortle). Zevin’s gift is in painting the profound specifics in broad brushstrokes. I’m really glad I revisited this sweet gem of a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Animal death and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

moond4ncer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Grief, and Car accident

ceredonia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

boop123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer and Drug abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

seventy7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

I think this is a good book for younger readers. It’s not too complicated, but it’s not simplified to the point where it feels pretentious. I think the book introduces some intriguing questions, but it never goes anywhere with them. The author says, ‘Hey, what if this is the case?’ And then just move on. Also, this book is extremely fast paced. There are barely any long-lasting conflicts. Even the serious ones get resolved fairly fast. All in all, ‘elsewhere” is an interesting book, but easy to comprehend, so it’s very approachable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

Does this book have pedophilia?? It really depends on how one looks at it…

caitcosentino's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

Elsewhere is an interesting concept, I especially like the idea of  avocations. 

Liz is kind of a dick and doesn't care about anyone who cares about her which made it difficult to get behind the story. I also just did not believe the romance.

First half was better than the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury

diannasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, and Death

xosirenox's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Car accident