Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer

3 reviews

besotted's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

cheye13's review

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

I got a little mixed up about whether the book or novel came first for this one, and having not seen the movie, this novel rang oddly hollow. It was very obviously initially intended as a film, and lacks the depth I'd expect in a novel.

I think ultimately the journal style/first person does it a huge disservice; it reads extremely young, as the character's in high school, but covers some serious topics. In a film, they'd be straightforward, but in a journal, they have an aura of absurdity to them - despite being very real and serious issues that teens face. Almost everything in the novel feels like a non sequitur. 

Having not seen the movie, I'd still say give this book a miss and watch that instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

rory_john14's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Outing, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia