Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan

41 reviews

keppers_jax's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

sydreadslots's review against another edition

5.0

When you learn your favorite narrator is more than a narrator. She is a phenomenal author.

As someone who did grad school abroad, I had to pick this up and I knew nothing about it. And I spent the last hour of the audiobook crying but good it was amazing. It had a midpoint lull and this felt like a character study with a pinch of when life gives you lemons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent

lmoran46's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book.  Julia Whelan is one of my favorite narrators, and I also like her writing.  The beginning of the book seemed like a typical romance, but it had so much more than that.  It was a delightful "listen."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying and Car accident

lmcr21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

samw0327's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

A romance more along the lines of "Me Before You" than the lighthearted rom-com I expected. 

It was entertaining and at different times funny, sad and reflective but I felt it lacked a bit of depth overall and the ending didn't satisfy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

teresa81186's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

jessaleee's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Terminal illness

taylorjones118's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness