Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

320 reviews

wiitchea's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is a love letter to gamers everywhere. The characters were complex and flawed, and it made them incredibly lovable and relatable. The story takes turns you don’t expect, but in the end, it is expected, isn’t it? The wild twists and turns of life we never expect but know are bound to surprise us? How people fall out of our lives and promptly back into them? How lovely. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Mental illness, Car accident, and Murder

mirva's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book, though it left me with mixed feelings. 

The prose is beautiful, but also keeps the reader at a distance from the characters.

Sam and Sadie are both somewhat unreliable narrators. Trying to parse together what might have happened and why is part of what makes this book an interesting read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent

annikw's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Suicide, Gun violence, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, and Chronic illness

ftwftw's review against another edition

Last week, determined to finish 2022's most popular book by the end of the year, I pulled T3 back off my shelf. After an hour or so, I turned the page and saw "2", as in Chapter 2. I promptly put the book back in place on the shelf. I made a haul at the discount bookshop and felt distinctly that I can't start anything else until I finish this. So I made it almost through the first part and disliked it immensely the entire time. The characters are unlikeable, self-centered, and aside from narrative about their histories, they are one-dimensional. We get no insight into this supposed grand love story aside from them telling each other they love each other. Sometimes the author interjects with narration instead of letting the characters tell the story. This style is disjointed and jarring. I am definitely okay with putting this book down and leaving these characters be where they are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Car accident

I have seen some posts on social media regarding this author's Zionism. I am coming from the perspective that being pro-Palestinians is not antisemitic and if I have missed something I want to add the disclaimer that I am not defending the author but being fair. There is mention of Israel because that is where one character is from, and another character reads a book about "the founding of Israel". This did not come across to me as the author supporting Israel but the character losing themselves in a relationship. The way it is worded is definitely problematic. The character himself is off-putting and unlikeable and there does not seem to be any glorification of Israel as a government or state that I came across. There are Jewish characters in this book who are not religious and I definitely do not see a problem with that; it was one thing I liked about them.

mariambbd's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexism and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, Alcohol, and Gun violence

ecutler's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Abortion, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

jackjcaseyv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book sucked me in right away.  It’s my favorite book of 2023.  It has so much to offer.  Trauma, relationships, ways we experience love and loss, social hierarchies, growing up, and some really meaningful real world issues.  

As a gamer, and pop-culture lover, it hit all the right spots for me.  None of the main characters are perfect, but you can see how their past traumas have shaped them.     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, Classism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

msbedelia's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, and Chronic illness

moon_dude's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.25

Pick a free day to read this because you won’t want to put it down. And maybe read it with a friend so you can process it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Chronic illness

lovelyoutliers's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

4.75

I had not expected to be so gripped by a story of friends building video games, but the tech context is just a backdrop for brilliant writing that pulls you in. This book is really about love and friendship, of identity, of play, and of beautiful words. 

Turns out games are about so much more than games. The best person in the book, Marx, summarised it as:
“What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win."

I was not expecting the twists and turns in the plot, but more than that, I was not expecting to be so invested in the relationships between Sadie Green, Sam Maser, and Marx, even though you end up being frustrated with Sadie and Sam's arrogance, and self-centeredness, you still want them to find their way.

“The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them, to know that when one phase of a relationship ends it can transform into something else. It is to acknowledge that love is both a constant and a variable at the same time.” 

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Ableism, and Chronic illness