Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Soffocare by Chuck Palahniuk

11 reviews

aaannina's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative slow-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

3.25

I wanted to love this so bad. I usually love books about addiction and Chuck is one of my favorite authors so I figured this would be the perfect novel for me. I think that there was just way too much going on. It was hard for me to commit to one layer because there were so many layers. All of the twists were good and it definitely had the shock value of all Chuck novels. It was just a lot going on that didn’t really flow together in my opinion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

___'s review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

I understand what the author was trying to do, I just don't think the execution was quite there. The book wasn't boring per se, but I wasn't really thoroughly entertained either (for the most part). I was often reading just to finish it. 

Major takeaway here:

buy quality butt plugs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

stefo's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 Chuck doesn't seem to disappoint. This was everything I came to expect plus more.
A very well written story about an unlikable prick, the book tells you that at the start, you already know what you're getting yourself into, you ARE indeed warned before this fuck-fest unfolds. Vile things written here, but that's not surprising for Chuck, I just wonder from what part of his brain do these sentences come. Story is split in two, but mostly straightforward, an easy read I would say. The plot twists are there and it does manage to hold your attention, some really good quotes. As the cover says, this is somewhat the Fight Club for sex addicts, in a way, not that you should expect Fight Club from this book but It is about troubled people navigating the contemporary world, in their own fucked up ways.
Give this a try if you're a fan of Palahniuk, its a tight story (wink-wink). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny

porporina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

mariosansav's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Medical content

Minor: Rape

word_enjoyer22's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-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? Yes

3.25

Charles has returned to share with us his unrivaled sense of anarchic terrorism. He says some awful things in this book, but he also says some beautiful things. I can’t give him the benefit of the doubt, but I can appreciate the project as a whole being powerful nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

librayrian's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Excrement

brittthebull93's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent