Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

16 reviews

artstitute's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was slow, quiet, and reflective, and I was happy to settle back and be along for the ride. Paul's kind of a dick, but I have a soft spot for him anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Stalking

The AIDS epidemic is referenced and discussed.

packedjam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

i think this book was very good at what it set out to do. unfortunately for me, what it set out to do drove me up the wall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, and Lesbophobia

laurataylor's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

mosswood's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book I mainly loved for its complete uniqueness, I’ve never read a book like it. It is so gender explorative and exciting in the way it perceives me gender. I loved the descriptions of queer life in the 90’s. However, I found the writing difficult, and struggled to connect with any of the characters, though I do believe that’s the point it made me struggle to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

lucypratt7's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Lesbophobia

jameslyons's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria