Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

14 reviews

sarahbeydoun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

anthologee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

"I seen men I knew were a danger to the world and they too deserve better than this." 

I don't even know what to say about this one. Brutal and honest, great character writing. A little bit of speculative fiction to shine a light on the horrors existing right now. In some places it feels a little "abolition 101" but overall the prose sings. Phenomenal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, and Religious bigotry