Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

17 reviews

pernillelsk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

bittennailbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 “Everything matters so much and so little; it is disgusting.” 

How long would you let a lie spiral out of control? This is the question that our protagonist Gilda struggles with as she spirals through the crumbling folds of her mind. A lesbian working in a conservative Catholic church, deals with the intricacies of her panic and depressive disorders. The story follows Gilda begging to the brick walls of the health care system for help, trying to solve the death of the woman who held her job previous, which in turn, causes her life to spin out of control. One may argue that she is in fact losing touch with reality but I would say she is in fact too aware of it. 

This book was strangely gripping, Austin is skilled in her ability to provoke a physical reaction from her readers with the jumpy timelines, uncertain character-driven plotline, and uneasy spiral she takes us down along with Gilda.  I found myself many times being frustrated with Gilda's ability to not react and simultaneously overreact when presented with the consequences of her inability to get her feet on solid ground. It's been many years since my last panic attack but the feelings Austin evokes through her writing feels all to familiar. Please check the content warnings if you are someone who is struggling with religious trauma, panic disorders, or medical trauma.

Was it a nail biter? Yes of course it was. I devoured this book in a sitting as I was not ready to let go of this story that de-threaded so many times along the way. I would recommend this to someone who is looking for a unique read and wants to be taken for an all out ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexism

inkylabyrinth's review against another edition

Way too on the nose for me and jumping scenes or days every other paragraph is giving me whiplash. There was a lot of very funny parts but Gilda was beginning to annoy the hell out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Medical trauma

fraidyghost's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m going to be thinking about this one for a long time. -Extremely- relatable main character if you’re any combination of autistic/OCD/anxious/depressed. The pacing and narration were immaculate. The references to Catholicism were spot on. Probably a top three book of the year for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

laurenbowes's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Religious bigotry

giannacolo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Violence, Pregnancy, and War