Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

13 reviews

nishaksweet's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

tashtasher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism

orlagal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

chupacabra2000's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Medical trauma

katanai's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

i don't know how i feel.... i think i went in with really high expectations and that's why i was so disappointed :( the characters were confusing & it felt really fast-paced for the type of feelings the author wanted to convey. the characters also felt a bit flat to me & i found myself not really caring for them. idk if it was lost in translation or just the set up of the chapters that just made it all around confusing... the ending was so... i don't know. i don't think i would read again :( just wasn't for me:( i can understand why that ending was chosen, especially because this novel is more about processing grief & trauma, but i unfortunately, think it felt short of doing so & i'm not sure if that's bc of how short it is or what... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

tristinrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

mals_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

An interesting exploration of grief, guilt, and the lasting impact of the death of a teenager on various people who knew her. I thought that the concept was intriguing but I expected it to be a somewhat different book, more of a murder mystery, but instead it focuses much more on the fallout of the murder rather than the murder itself. There are some lines that really pack a punch, and I particularly like the chapters where the narration is in the form of a one-sided conversation as you can get a real sense of character. I wouldn’t say that I really enjoyed this book as I just felt that something was missing from it, but I am glad that I read it nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

kcelena's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

helenamarijke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder