Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Η Ελένα ξέρει by Claudia Piñeiro

129 reviews

elizabgr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Terminal illness

kg18's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Suicide

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

melodys_library's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Challenging read. The character arcs were heartbreaking and brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

wimzie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

srgreen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abortion

klabardee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, and Abortion

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Dementia, and Murder

Ageism

katesmiles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Suicide

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

xkrille's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It took me far too long to read this. There were too long gaps between reading this because of university. This, which has nothing to do with the book, unfortunately, made it less enjoyable to read.

The book had rather a slow start, but once it got going, I was quite drawn into the story. I thought it was a unique story: a mother with Parkinson's trying to investigate the death of her daughter.

In the last third, it got really sad, and I had seen the ending coming, but it was still heartbreaking. 

All in all, I enjoyed the book. It will not be one of my favorites, but I am glad I read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape

ghostycell's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

A difficult but realistic read. It however left me feeling very empty, and not in a good way.

Ultimately sometimes life is like that, but not sure I'd want to do that to myself with a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

jodiealicia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

2.5

A book club pick and not one I would’ve read of my own accord - score reflects that! It’s certainly interesting but very bleak. I understand the artistic choice of the repetition but it does grate. If you’re into no plot just vibes depressing litfic then I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, but not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy