Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O'Donoghue

4 reviews

shelbygibbs's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved this! Gripped me throughout, really satisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

thewoodlandbookshelf's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape and War

adrienne_rennie's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

bella_cavicchi's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I found this a bit of a mixed bag. It holds a strong premise, and I appreciated how Irish history (and the relatable tension between pride and shame over one's country) is woven throughout. But I also thought the execution of the narrative itself fell flat, the pace oftentimes moving too quickly and conveniently for me to appreciate the weight of the story. Likewise, the characters felt more like sketches than fully drawn out -- which is a shame because the foundation is there!

All said, it made for good commute reading :~)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol