Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

25 reviews

dealingwithdragons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

There is an adopted character who is lied to

about the circumstances of her adoption and her birth parents

. There is desecration of the corpse of

a newborn by animals

.

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

lost_library's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

5.0

Raises some really thought-provoking images and questions that stay with you after finishing the book. It’s so well written and chock-full of beautiful symbolism; I feel like I could read it 10 more times and catch more details and parallels every time. Chilling and so good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

spookyaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence and Blood

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

professor_jango's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lamegod's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion