Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Der Medicus by Noah Gordon

3 reviews

life_is_good's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Excrement, and Grief

books_andart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is really interesting. I expected it to be far more prejudiced about women/people from different religions. But it was really well researched and really open about different types of people.
The book more or less tells the story of Robs entire life and his medical journy, during which I grew to absolutely love the characters.
The writing style was incredible and captivating aswell!

In the beginning there are some prejudices that come from the characters (as in during dialoge or descriptions) but especially the main character grows up to be more open and kind during the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

novella42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

This was my favorite book for most of my teenage years. Historical fiction with a hint of fantasy or magical realism, that I think would be a great read for anyone who enjoyed Outlander by Diana Gabaldon or Eternal Life by Dara Horn. I adored Noah Gordon's writing and the main character, leading me to read the book again and again, in spite of the fact that the medical content was always hard for me. It was also familiar, and it came filtered through the perspective of a deeply compassionate person who wanted more than anything to become a doctor to help people. I found that really comforting as a kid with a disability, who wanted to escape and travel the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail