Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

5 reviews

pam_pam_85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

flissrobyn's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

I read this after it was recommended by StoryGraph. It’s not my usual read, and I went in not knowing what to expect. 

My only response is… wow. I finished it within 4 hours of starting it, and couldn’t tear myself away. 

It was confusing to start, and that felt intentional. The lack of chapters left you having to really try to figure out at which point of time you were in. 

The book is written as if a letter to someone. As the book progressed, in tandem you learned more about the narrator, and their life and illness. It was mysterious and haunting. 

The first half read like a love letter, and then it becomes clear that it’s not. 

The story, the writing, made me feel a lot of emotions, and I’m still  reeling from it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

tecas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment

lianne_rooney's review

challenging dark hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilygigs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I can see myself revisiting this one in a decade or so; the writing about a pandemic and life in lockdown and the fear that comes when a partner is ill — all of it is spot-on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Car accident, and Abandonment

Pandemic content Second-person POV