Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

3 reviews

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

themissyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

This book is 60% cancer 40% road trip. Which is fine i just wish it wasnt marketed as ‘a girl figured out how to Live Again after surviving cancer’ bc while thats the Point of the book and the most enjoyable part its really the minority of the page length. And check trigger/content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

Suleika meets a woman whose son ended his life. No details of the attempt itself. Suleika meets a death row inmate who has been involved in gang violence. gun-related self-injury described. Murder implied/referenced. Drug addiction implied/referenced. Suleika consents to sex even when painful and resulting in injury. Injury is briefly described. Suleika takes prescription drugs to deal with emotional pain during verbal fights with a partner. Mentions of cancer patients using marijuana medicinally.

aargot1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, and Alcohol