Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens

29 reviews

stevia333k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

So it should first be said that evolutionary psychology "evopsych" was developed as enslavement propaganda/apologia as well as (war) rape culture apologia. Like these discussions of instinct & connection are important for unpacking some political implications. I haven't done that yet. This is important because this book had a lot of listen to nature & communing with nature vibes so to know there is definitely discourses for that even if the histiographies are racist bourgeois patriarchal is helpful. Like that's been something I've been trying to learn by recently reading about famines. Point being, if this is going to be some people's introduction to listening to nature then I'll need to figure out where the starting point is at.

This book gave me Katniss Everdeen vibes, and that was definitely a thing I would think about as I read this book. I liked the setting a lot, communing with the other life forms etc. Like doing prayers at parks instead of schools is more my vibe so.

I was told this book was very feminist & that was helpful. I thought the book might've been poly but it wasn't. Like one of the boyfriends ended up being a self-centered rapist.

Anyways, I actually thought she was black until I thought about the school scene & was like wait a minute the schools were segregated back then. The discussion of desegregation if business towards the end was awkward because that's not desegregation of homes, but whatever.

Anyway, she's white. The title for this book in Spanish calls her "savaje", a savage. Thankfully there's no cultural appropriation of native/indigenous Americans, but still keep an eye on that in discussions about this book because that would end up putting a bunch of racist stereotypes on people. But that would be more the fault of the readers I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual violence, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

_kayleighcarlin_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Cancer, and Death

adi_mazig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

karo_lin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, War, Cancer, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Racism

izzyf16's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Cancer and Racial slurs

theteamsreader's review

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A beautifully written and cultivated book.  The writing is incredible and the way the author lures you in with a permanent backdrop of nature and unique characterisation is brilliant.  However, plot-wise, this book just wasn't  my cup of tea.  I recommend this to anyone who wants a nature-filled story with a murder mystery subplot and a large focus on coming-of-age drama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Stalking

mblanke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Hate crime, Death of parent, Confinement, and Cancer

millswood04's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

buy this 2nd hand research the other. slurs are used such as the n word. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer

lauryn_amber26's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Terminal illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Cancer