Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

19 reviews

honeybones's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Self harm, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

thegrossgirl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

chanlo1994's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The Author's writing itself was very good, I just couldn't connect to the story very much. It didn't reveal as many answers to the plot as I was hoping. Perhaps that was the point, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I'm still glad I read it, though. I wouldn't never have read something like this without the recommendation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

squaternutbosch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Very trippy book, reads like a fucked up nightmare /positive
There isn't really a strong plot, but the book still manages to build up an incredible tension.
The author definitely knows how to create an atmosphere and his description of certain things created very vivid images in my mind

The inside of the tower is especially clear in my mind. The fucking fleshy walls covered in weird mushroom words. THE FUCK??

The ending is a bit too open for my taste, but maybe the sequels will at least answer some of the myriad of questions that I have right now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

_nem_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

There are so many questions left at the end of the book, especially with reading the synopsis of the second book. I'll definitely be continuing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ajay913's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

parksonian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

sir_willyam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Psychological horror juxtaposed next to beautiful natural scenery, Annihilation focuses on the willfulness behind self-destruction, and the resistance of healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder