Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

67 reviews

rccas_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mandalevelsup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is incredibly dark, and was a challenging read for me, but it was also great. I'm a huge fan of Dana Schwartz's podcast and it's clear she takes great advantage of both her medical and historian backgrounds to write a really multifaceted love story to pursuing your passions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Grief, and Stalking

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death

vivienna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Grief and Classism

Minor: Child death and War

echolliot's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

katybeardshall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i ate this up, can’t wait to read the second one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism

chaterbox87's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

pvp_niki's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Pregnancy and War

navayiota's review

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Good read! Finished it in a day. My one complaint would be that I enjoyed the parts that focused on the surgery or mystery aspects far more than the romance. It was like reading a story with multiple POVs and groaning with frustration whenever I was thrust back into the annoying character's brain. I even noticed myself tuning the narrator out at times when it got too boring and thinking "there's no way I'm going back to listen to all of that again, I'll just keep going" 
I liked the ending, though. I would certainly listen to the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, and Vomit

theasi's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol