Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

3 reviews

tecas's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Violence

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Pregnancy

emilygigs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I can see myself revisiting this one in a decade or so; the writing about a pandemic and life in lockdown and the fear that comes when a partner is ill — all of it is spot-on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Grief, and Dementia

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Car accident, and Abandonment

Pandemic content Second-person POV