Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

9 reviews

lordslag's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Murder

fkshg8465's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

She’s had better books than this. Main characters were easy to sympathize with, but they were still hard to like. Too many layers of story going on at once, and the whole thing that kicked it off was so disgusting. Unfortunately, that first scene got revisited three more times, and it got worse each time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

heamarhar's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Karin Slaughter is a sacred name in my household. Always excellent, gripping, horrific, human storytelling. This had me laughing, crying, and trying not to vomit from the gorier details all in one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Abortion, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Transphobia

abbeycadabra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sydneyaryn__'s review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Chronic illness and Alcohol

dfrancis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Infertility, Infidelity, Cancer, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Suicide

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Chronic illness, Blood, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Terminal illness, and Abortion

abbeyhuffine94's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Gore, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Chronic illness

Minor: Abortion, Transphobia, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Terminal illness

melody01's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence