Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

5 reviews

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

g_monaghan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

The pacing was a bit slow in the middle and the descriptions of the monster may turn a few stomaches but a great contribution to modern gothic feminist literature. 
"Pride was the sin of believing oneself capable of great things, worthy of better. It was the worst sin a woman could commit. Had I pride? Of course"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

throwback682's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

The great niece of Victor Frankenstein tries to make it big in the science world by following in her uncle’s footsteps. Meanwhile she must battle sexism (and her own sapphic yearnings), and grapple with the morality bringing a creature to a life of suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, and Death of parent

rainstar's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism and Chronic illness

milesjmoran's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation