Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Tan poca vida by Hanya Yanagihara

71 reviews

oddgreyhound's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

read the trigger warnings.. it’s a good book, but it can be really hard to read, so don’t force yourself through it. 
It has hills and valleys, and more of one than another, but it made me love the characters. It’s long, but i think it’s not too long. fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

mareikeeve's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Addiction, Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death

honey_pie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

This book was a hard read. I kept thinking "surely it can't get worse" and somehow I was always proven wrong. that being said, it was also beautifully written and amazing despite being heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia and Cancer

Read this book with a lot of caution and make sure you know the content warnings before going into it

chadcloete's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

It's the best book I've read in a very very long time. Devistating, but worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Biphobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Child death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, and Terminal illness

jaidenjarmosco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

rhyzkneez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, and Medical trauma

moomoochamp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Dementia, Ableism, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Cursing, Abandonment, Car accident, Fatphobia, and Vomit

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Medical content, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Ableism

Minor: Cancer and Dementia

fjette'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Well-written, engaging, characters very realistic and three-dimensional. 
The amount of trauma Jude experienced and the way it was described felt honestly unnecessary at times. The incredible success of each of the four original men also read as a bit unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, and Car accident