aliveandnotlovingit's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
tragically beautiful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, and Ableism
elizabeth070's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, and Cancer
kayjayelle's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Child death
krummereads's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
loo_09's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.75
not my style and i won’t read it again but still liked it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Death and Grief
ak97x's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Ableism, Addiction, and Death
deafchipmunk's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really don’t have any complaints besides the fact that I just didn’t cry. Yes I was very sad but being sad ≠ crying. And I 100% expected to be balling at the end because I knew going into this that this would be a very depressing story. Alas I didn’t and I’m disappointed. But that’s really the only critic I have towards this book. Fuck I wish I could read An Imperial Affliction if it were real, sounds like an amazing book. Hazel and Augustus’s love was different from any other romance I’ve read and I loved it so much. Their discussions about books and the trip to Amsterdam was so comforting to read about, it felt like I was just ears dropping into their conversations. And the messages that were brought up really made me think, unlike most books I read where it’s just the same old messages. I really enjoyed annotating and delving deeper at what was written on the surface, trying to find the true meaning. I still don’t think I know the real meaning of this book. Maybe the characters were written purely as metaphors and have no life out of those 313 pages. Or maybe they actually do live outside this book. I might reread in this future and figure it out. Or not, I’ll probably just end up forgetting though aha
Jesus though I annotated the shit out of this I ran out of tabs and was crying from that instead of what was actually going on in the story
Jesus though I annotated the shit out of this I ran out of tabs and was crying from that instead of what was actually going on in the story
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
princessdino234's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book so much
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, and Death
thelazyreadingrat's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Grief
geneav21's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
You will drown in your own tears.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Deadnaming, Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Read if you want to cry.