Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

3 reviews

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Actually way more interesting and unique and gorey than i was expecting, i just wish the narratives had just woven together more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kcera's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s inventive, riveting, and horrifying all at once. I don’t think we ever got a clear picture of the world throughout the novel, but the pieces we did see were precise and vivid. In the end, it was a study about what it means to be human. It was also a terrifying future, especially when you could see so much of our current world and politics infused in the genetic issues. 

Also I can’t stop thinking about Jake above anyone else. His story was absolutely the most haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

So I wasn’t sure the level if triggering, but all the above tags were definitely in the book, some of them were more triggering than the others.

heytherekaity's review

adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Love this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt