Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Boys Don't Cry by Fíona Scarlett

15 reviews

siebensommer's review

dark reflective

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

I can’t shake off the grime, the drilling thought of knowing that absolutely everyone was right about me all along. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

bernard_black's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

writingcaia's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

When poverty and crime are your birthrights, even if you’re the smartest your family has seen and granted a scholarship to the Irish high society kid’s private school, how can you protect those you love without turning into your bully, crime boss crony, misogynistic, wife beater father? How can you face the most hurtful loss and still go on and mingle with the entitled rich kids who knowing your father, like the poor ones of your neighbourhood, only expect you to follow in his footsteps?
This book is a portrayal of loss, sudden, and cruel, and of the poverty and crime cycle which is as shown very hard to escape, hard to survive, no matter if you’re given other opportunities, which shows how strong the pull of family and expectations are, that one can turn away from the chance to leave the slums behind just to fit into the expected role and future.
From the beginning you know it’s going to hurt, it hurts from the get go.
Beautiful writing, and very insightful story. Loved it! Only wish it went on… it’s my own preference for longer books, longer endings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

mj1996's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

pkc's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

Achingly sad, but hopeful. A really gorgeous example of Irish literature: spare, taut and bruising. I absolutely loved it. Didn’t like feeling like I was asked to have sympathy for certain characters and it wrapped VERY quickly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

franksalot's review against another edition

5.0

boys don’t cry but frankie does

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

lotties_booked's review

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence and Sexual harassment

roemfr's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

stressejesse's review against another edition

sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Terminal illness

bookswithgeorgia's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Grief