Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

15 reviews

urfavgothlibrarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Dear Mr. Tirana,

You are deeply disturbed. I have never met more demented characters in my entire 38 years of life. They are evil and it is impossible to feel any empathy or sympathy for any of them. 

Keep up the good work. Never change. 

Sincerely, 
Marie Hague 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

Not for the faint of heart

dsaiz's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elonn's review

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chuckyinspace's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

retiredclownboy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

skogsheks's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism and Medical content

ohlisaline's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book was really good starting off, I really enjoyed the short and well-paced chapters, as well as the little flashbacks and snippets that broke the main plot up. 
I didn't know much about the book going into it and when some of the themes of this book emerged, I felt very put-off. But that's on me for not checking TW's. 

>SPOILER< Something that completely broke the tone of the novel for me, and felt borderline ridiculous, was the scene of Lori and Abby finally getting into the River Man's hut. The flaming footsteps, the pool of blood, the heavy metal guitar-playing old demon dude. It felt silly and didn't have an impact on me other than confusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sargasso_c's review

dark tense 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

4.25

Truly horrific but beautifully written. Worth a read if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

alexlouise97's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Medical content