Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

28 reviews

smrj's review

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Murder

elenatamsen's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

alayamorning's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

lilifane's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

Wow. I think this was the best second book of a trilogy I've every read. I know there are a lot of people who feel differently, but for me this was perfect, and I loved it as much as the first book. I loved how it focused on the characters and their relationships and development and didn't care that not much was happening plot wise. I didn't need it. The world and the characters were fascinating enough that I didn't need any action at all. And the way you learned new things with the characters in the tiniest ways was very satisfying for me. Got to love Jemisin's writing and word use to make your head spin when the revelations become mind-blowing and emotional and epic. The ending was fantastic, and it broke me even more than I thought was possible, and I can't wait to read the last book in the series. 

But again, soooooo so many tw/cw. Not as many and as gruesome as in book one but definitely more than enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

troisha's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion

fraxisle's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Grief

amelreads's review

adventurous dark tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Child death

angelbabe_cj's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content