Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

18 reviews

_jojo_anne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Classism

kb33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

This would be a 5 star read if it weren’t for the homophobia by the author and some of the other things that were more common in romance books written around the same time as this (originally published in ‘91 I think). Two men in the book are supposedly gay. One is a pedophile/rapist and barely has a part in the book, and the other is a torturer/rapist and does have a bigger part in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infertility, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

mykingdomforabookworthreading's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sorrel29's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

honestlyyours77's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a reread as I needed an audiobook to listen to before bed that I didn’t have to 100% focus on.

As always it’s a favorite and I love listening to Davina narrate.

I think at nearly 35 years old it should be reading modern classic status as boy does it stand the test of time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rachelalthea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and War

kmac14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and War

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

I enjoyed the first half of the book but by the end it honestly felt like the plot was there only to justify the smut. Jamie was my favorite character but by the end he had lost all semblance of personality and coherency in favor of whatever the plot or Claire's own arch required. Claire herself was very annoying and unlikable to me, but her actions and personality made sense for the plot so it's not really a critique and more of a lack of affinity on my part.
Gabaldon is a very good writer and I truly enjoyed the historical fantasy part of this. Not sure if I'd read the rest of the series after that infamous dungeon scene tho. Definitely read and heed the warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Abortion

emhaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

hailsatan's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail