Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

12 reviews

amachonis's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

misssharpe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

2.75

Beautiful writing. But the story was low and by the middle I was just ready for it to be over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

jamieruwen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

A true freight trains of misfortune hits our protagonist and boy is this novel a powerhouse full of trauma, love, and resilience. I loved Kiara so much; her strong personality and convictions, as well as the care and love she has for Marcus, Trevor and Alé are so admirable and I deeply empathised with her. I had such a clear picture of what the environment and the characters looked like without there being obtrusive descriptions; this novel is simply very well constructed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

kaimetcalfe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Grief

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing 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

3.0

Harrowing! Child turns to sex work to pay bills thanks to deadbeat family. Horrifyingly inspired by true events. NB ACAB! 3🚔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

monicafaith4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Oof. When I tell you this was HEAVY. Honestly I did not know anything about this when I borrowed it from Libby—just needed a new audiobook and for some reason I was drawn to Nightcrawling. An important book, but definitely requires a lot of emotional bandwidth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent

shesun's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lukel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer

hinkleh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

grapestakes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I haven’t read a book this steeped in trauma since A Little Life. However, any direct comparisons to that book would be a discredit. I honestly feel uncomfortable reviewing a book deeply centered in the lives experiences of so many people. But I think the important point is, this is beautifully written. The characters are so well drawn. This read is just as important as it is fulfilling. I highly recommend going into this somewhat blind in terms of plot but CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use