Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

3 reviews

sosua_z's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Antisemitism

Minor: Domestic abuse

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The book has a very interesting story, that doesn't miss anything.  I also liked the intertwining of the past with the present.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, War, and Injury/Injury detail

patusza's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage