Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

3 reviews

lr205's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense

4.0

Set in early 1900’s Harlem with the mafia, and later in Oregon where the KKK is active. Too much cursing  for me. A surprising mystery though. Well written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

book_gremlin42's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alannah_irwin's review

hopeful mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder