Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

37 reviews

khymihr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, and Classism

ssafaith's review against another edition

informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, and Abortion

anniesher23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer

jessicalarson125's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

dblue236's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

Trigger warnings: Racism, pregnancy, sterilization of children, brief insinuations of child abuse. 

I passed on this book a couple years ago when I had the opportunity to choose it from Book of the Month, and then it recently showed up in my Little Free Library so I took it as a sign that I should give it a chance. I'm so glad I did. It's easily one of the most moving books I've read so far this year, and while it was often heartbreaking, it also left me feeling inspired and uplifted by the time it was over. The characters felt real, and learning at the end that the book was actually loosely based on true events felt like being punched in the gut. I cannot wait to pick up more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

bmpicc's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

I loved this book. 1970's historical fiction tackling what was never talked about in my high school history classes. Women making choices about their lives and their bodies is not a new conversation. Very well told story.

"Mama says, 'You're warping that girl with your guilt, Civil.' when she says this, I'm silent. There are a lot of things a mother can say to hurt her child, even long after the child is an adult." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness

stefdemuth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Abortion

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Slavery

Contains talks of sterilization and eugenics, topics of race and poverty

aude's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Car accident