Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

43 reviews

karennaim's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Chronic illness

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

joanna_banana's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an incredibly well written and moving memoir. Took me back to my own cancer experience and challenges finding yourself back in the kingdom of the well. Anyone who has struggled with loss or grief, depression or anxiety, illness, and heartbreak, could get something out of listening to this book. Beautiful <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

nuthatch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

pambo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

hkantola11's review against another edition

challenging emotional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Vomit

themissyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

This book is 60% cancer 40% road trip. Which is fine i just wish it wasnt marketed as ‘a girl figured out how to Live Again after surviving cancer’ bc while thats the Point of the book and the most enjoyable part its really the minority of the page length. And check trigger/content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

Suleika meets a woman whose son ended his life. No details of the attempt itself. Suleika meets a death row inmate who has been involved in gang violence. gun-related self-injury described. Murder implied/referenced. Drug addiction implied/referenced. Suleika consents to sex even when painful and resulting in injury. Injury is briefly described. Suleika takes prescription drugs to deal with emotional pain during verbal fights with a partner. Mentions of cancer patients using marijuana medicinally.

awhitson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Beautiful memoir that makes you appreciate life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

hhabig310's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

brynnbmn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Vomit