Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma

4 reviews

lasunflower's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

lastsilversunset's review

informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism

battybookworm's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Fun little peak into Anne Lister’s life. Doesn’t add much beyond the narrative of the show. It was nice to see quotes from the diaries to appreciate Lister’s voice and eccentricities. Also complicates her narrative with politics, which I think is something good to know rather than to gloss over,

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Death and Religious bigotry

There are sections that discuss political/scientific views of the time that are inherently racist. Also some level of non-consent/questionable consent/mental ability to consent that occur between Lister and Walker.

emmaward55's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

A beautiful blend of original diary entries and the factual account of Anne Lister's life, this is a perfect introduction to the lesbian icon of early 1800's Britain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Re: Rape

Anne finds out that someone was pressured into sex, but this is mentioned very briefly and only the once. There are no consequences of this information coming to light.

Re: Excrement

Anne often records her bowel movements and sometimes mentions them if they're relevant to a medical diagnosis.