Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

68 reviews

kearneth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

This book, while I guess being cliche consider I am a teenage girl, was something that truly made me feel and connect with the characters, something I really struggle with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, and Chronic illness

hrubelle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Chronic illness

jadonmorgs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Chronic illness

ralfy's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

geneav21's review against another edition

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.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Deadnaming, Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Chronic illness

Read if you want to cry.

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, and Medical content

destheesquire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

mirandyli's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I remember reading this book in high school and loving it. Now that I'm older, I no longer understand the John Green hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, and Terminal illness

zsometimesreads's review against another edition

emotional sad

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol

martha88's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Medical trauma, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Cancer, and Child death