Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

We Were Liars - Solange wir lügen by E. Lockhart

100 reviews

fcksnotfound's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Dementia and Death

Minor: Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Animal death

warlockdorian's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

kiran__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious relaxing sad 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? Yes

3.0

I expected the book to be pretty bad but it did exceed my expectations. It's not my usual genre, but for what it is I think it's okay. The ending was quite interesting but sad. I like the use of a cyclical structure with its double meaning, as well as the range of metaphors and language techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child death, and Animal death

Moderate: Chronic illness and Racism

Minor: Self harm

imaginaryisobel's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

Really easy to read and gripping but the plot twist was a bit of a let down imo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Death

kellys_bookcase's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death and Racism

firxtly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Idk man, this book is severely overhyped. I cry more over doctor's appointments and stubbed toes than I did over the "legendary plot twist" that this book holds. For a much, much better use of this trope I recommend 'Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone'. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Drug use, and Classism

rach22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

That was very shocking. I did not expect the ending and am rather gobsmacked and left in state of stress.

The first part was a bit slow at times but I’m glad I read it and I think it would be really interesting to go back and spot all the clues. Some of the writing is kind of open to interpretation of what it means - very metaphorical. Scarring read. At points quite hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Grief

copiani's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Racism

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Ableism, and Addiction

Minor: Drug abuse