Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

22 reviews

kb33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

TW/CW, there are lots and here are some specifics to help you decide if this is for you or not:

mild poisoning, infidelity between main characters, rape of a side character on page, stillbirth- bleeding described, then it skips to after stillbirth and includes mild descriptions of healing. I was writing this as I go, but there are just too many trigger warnings to detail them all.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Abortion

mrshaleypole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Look, I should hate this book. I read the first three quarters finding it really long and in need of some editing, and then I read the last quarters - the first book did this to me too. The last quarter is five stars for me. I loved it!
I’m not gonna put this in spoilers because I think it might be useful for some who haven’t read the book yet, the rape depicted in this book are far too graphic me to feel comfortable. A lot of warning should be taken before reading this. I also think it strayed a little bit into victim shaming, and the ableism is a little bit uncomfortable for my liking. 
A good book, but you need to know what you’re getting into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jenlferg's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Medical trauma

thulanileigh's review

adventurous dark funny informative slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

rosieholmes99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

limdurlu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

rmb27's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

This story goes from being almost a history textbook to graphic sexual assault and back multiple times. It’s just not worth it.

sweetheart_ok's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Gabaldon weaves an intriguing story that flows from present to past, connecting characters across space and time. Her characters are flawed and all the more lovable for it. The plot is exciting and offers plenty of nail-biting scenes, yet also captures the moral development (and dilemmas) of the characters. This book is delightfully tantalizing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

kcrockford's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Suicidal thoughts