Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Pod by Laline Paull

4 reviews

4morris4's review against another edition

this book is about a female dolphin who gets latched onto by a parasitic fish and is raped over and over again by a diseased king dolphin. every sentence is traumatic to read. it was so upsetting I DNF'd halfway through. wish I had quit sooner

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookbinbaby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a story of our times, it will haunt and inspire in equal measure, it felt like 'Game of Thrones' meets 'Seaspiracy' for me. Brutal. Reflective. Memorable. The characters are each very interesting in how they are individually and where they interact with each other. Holds a mirror up to how we take and overpower the natural world and don't appreciate the fine balance of mother Earth and are selfish as a race and unnecessarily cruel. Laline Paull and how she is able to draw readers in to a world and society we would recognise but populate it with cetaceans and other sea fellows just amazes me and is a talent that is as unique as it is captivating deserves a lot more recognition.  I'll be reading Bees by her next, and will appreciate the natural world even more in an entirely different way than I ever did before. Powerful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Colonisation

herondaleducks's review against another edition

sad tense medium-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

3.0

I didn't enjoy this at all. This did not have the cohesion of story telling that The Bees had. I admire the message but I disliked every second of reading this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

quirinius's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Slavery, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail