Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

200 reviews

chrysalissa's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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haunt's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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samanthas92's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-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

2.0

most unhappy book i have ever read, super depressing 
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miniingrid's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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wathav's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This broke me
I've been shattered and numbed
I feel like I need to stare at the ceiling in absolute silence, cry, and just think
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the_castle_library's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A 13 year old boy, Conor, is struggling with coming to terms with the reality that he is going to lose his mom to cancer. He starts having nightmares before she's even diagnosed because his subconscious knew something was wrong and she wasn't going to survive it. He ends up accidentally calling upon a monster for help that he thinks is a new dream. He's forced to face the truth and come to terms with what is going to happen. I found the meaning to be very powerful and could relate as I lost my only brother to cancer in 2022.
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emmylectory's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I am so upset
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pcharp's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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unicorndreams's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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roe_bookworm's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I’m crying. Please read it. But careful of trigger warnings. 
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