Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

6 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

itstaliabrynae's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

This book was so funny and felt like an anthropological guide to college students strictly through the dialogue. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Grief

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

That people are awful! Makes me glad to be living in Texas (gone acknowledging these people have no bearing on the real people of Arkansas). I hated every minute of every person in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

mollywill's review

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

ssbassill's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

sydapel's review

funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I think Kiley Reid's writing and characters are extremely sharp and insightful, and I enjoyed reading this. However, I agree with other reviewers that there are too many characters in this for the message to come across really clearly. While the interrogation of financial privilege on college campuses is really compelling and something I haven't seen discussed in fiction too much, I think this misses in taking an almost satirical direction with some of it's characters and plot points.  This really creates an ending that feels almost confused and incomplete, which is a shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident