Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

4 reviews

anawest's review

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, and Homophobia

bella_cavicchi's review

emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

I love this cover and the stories held inside. The writing is slow, but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. Well worth a read, as is Taylor's debut, REAL LIFE.

And to keep note: "Filthy Animals" -- the book's namesake -- is by far my favorite story in the collection!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Minor: Eating disorder

pippyv's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Fun main story but the other short stories detracted heavily. The descriptions of the gay women in the one story they featured in, while not entirely inaccurate, were generic and lifeless compared with the standard set by male characters of any sexuality in the rest of the book and overall it was a bit insultingly lazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Excrement, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

suzyreadsbooks's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent