Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger

6 reviews

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Kudos to a book making me queasy? That's about all it had going for it, nothing really to write home about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Stalking

cabeswaren's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

sammysamsam's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

angrboda's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

oh my god. feminine wrath & rage in the most disgusting way. i loved it. it made me too sick to eat my lunch, but it was worth it. i love the language, the metaphors, the dialogue, everything. perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Cancer and Racism

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, and Racism