Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

54 reviews

eleanora's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Colonisation

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

4.0

I really respect how she writes children; it's beautiful when you can tell that someone likes and respects children in real life by how they write child characters. There is so much love in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, Genocide, Deportation, Slavery, and War

annamorgan27's review

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

ratatouilllie's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Colonisation, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Violence, and War

ananthousflorist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content

analenegrace's review against another edition

emotional funny informative medium-paced

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

4.5

Ugh I love Becky Chambers and this series so much! I wish there was more in this universe although I understand how this was a great place to end it. Tupo was my favorite character and I would love to know the character's grown-up life at some point @becky

This one was particularly good because its the first not human narrated and instead gives great insight into the non-human aspect of this universe that is only really hinted at in the other books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War

Minor: Xenophobia

shadereads's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: War

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

Moderate: Medical content, Xenophobia, and Genocide

librarymouse's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-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

5.0

I love this universe so much, and I'm heart broken for this to be my last contact with the characters. This series prompts the reader to find the beauty in the commonplace and gives hope for a brighter and kinder future. This series makes me want to roast chickpeas, laugh at the absurdity of how human society functions, and to give as much of myself as I can to making the world into a place I want to be in. Becky Chambers constantly surprises me. My perspective is clouded by my experience as an American, and every time medical care, food, water, and shelter are freely given; every time a child wit a non-binary gender is correctly named and gendered; every time people react with kindness and under the assumption that no harm was meant by a mistake or misspokenn word, I am amazed and jealous. The widely varried lifespans of the different species and their perspectives and frustrations with the GC and related wars add to the richness of this world that I've come to deeply love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Sexual content, and War

builtoutofbooks's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit and War