Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Sarmaşık by Chana Porter

7 reviews

aely's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

It was a good book, I’ll give it that. It made me reflect on my own life, which is always a good thing, in my opinion. I just didn’t care all that much about the characters, other than the boy and he didn’t end up playing that much of a role in the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dystopia and living in the present. I didn’t connect much with the characters, but I didn’t dislike any of them either. It was a good book, just not a great one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Death, Transphobia, Medical content, Dysphoria, and War

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror

drlove2018's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

A bit disappointed by the ending, but *wow* is this a ride! The first hundred-ish pages of this is the most exciting read I’ve experienced in a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence and Medical content

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

The Seep is spoken of as a drug/narcotic.

yavin_iv's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Transphobia

clovelatte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, and Colonisation

abitdicier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

A quick, immersive read for the Shirley Jackson fan who will go for some Ted Chiang if their enby beloved reads it aloud to them. RIYL Karen Russell, Carmen Maria Machado, and especially Helen Phillips.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

Minor: Gun violence and Medical content