Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Family Business by Jonathan Sims

7 reviews

tinnybuckets's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

If Jonathan Sims has written something, I always dive in knowing I’ll enjoy whatever it is he has to offer- this was no different! Did make me consider a career change though, I am far too sick of customer service

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

nebulous_cat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Excrement, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

iamastraythought's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Mr. Sims you have done it again. Diverse in that way that isn't really mentioned, horrifying in both a soul crushing and mundane way. 

this book is like the lonely on steroids. Of course it's a separate media, but all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying

hcneysuckle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

misszoe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

emflipspages's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this book, I'm a sucker for Jonny Sims and his use of patterns and categories in horror. But this book got a little bit repetitive sometimes, as if only the relevant happenings in the plot line were piled on top of each other, and the resolution wasn't as satisfying as it could have been (the solution came somewhat suddenly and there were still a lot of unanswered questions at the end). Still, the writing style, the characters and the story itself are completely brilliant, and you bet I'll be looking out for the rest of Jonny's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Torture, and War