Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

6 reviews

mxawprince's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Dementia, and Murder

hashputin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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: Racism, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Murder, and War

morenowagain's review

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Classism

kerrence30's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Like any whodunnit the cast is varied as to give a wide scope of possibility. Don’t be fooled into thinking this means the disparities in the cast are accepted by eachother. Enough twists and turns to make you second guess the ending, and enough depth to the main characters to interest. Be warned due to the time this was written there is some horrible casual racism and sexism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Pregnancy

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: War

Instances of sexism, classism, and racism are of the time for Victorian England and at times the book is even less racist and sexist than its contemporaries.

jowmy4's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Stalking