Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard
2 reviews
madamenovelist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Grief, Racism, Antisemitism, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Genocide
Typical racism, xenophobia, and imperial attitudes of Europeans for the Victorian period. Genocide is listed as moderate because the Rwandan genocide is briefly mentioned without going into lots of detail. But it still hits hard in context.myworldtoread's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
4.0
It was a slow start, but after I got about 4-5 chapters in I started enjoying it a lot more. It was interesting just learning about Burton and Speke and their tenuous relationship as they explored Africa.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Medical content
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