Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Les Oiseaux du temps by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

35 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Torture

banscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

i said midway through reading this that i wanted to inhale the words and grasp desperately to each syllable as if it were the last breath i ever took, but honestly, after finishing the book i now know that i want for more than that. i want to tear apart my heart and embed each word onto each and every artery. this is a masterpiece, well and truly. i have never read such a thrilling piece that has had me in ruins because good god, that writing is not even phenomenal, it is a word not even fathomed to language yet. this is a gift to the writers told that to write, you must meet tradition. fuck tradition. write with the flowers in mind, and love with your words entwined.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content and Grief

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

In the endless battle between the dystopian Agency and the utopian Garden, agents battle across time. Travelling up and down the threads of time, Red and Blue come across one another by pure chance...or is it? Red belongs to the Agency and Blue is part of the Garden, but through a series of letters, their relationship turns from rivals, to friends, to something more. I adored the settings of their letters and the ending completely blew me away. I will definitely recommend it to my friends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit this book rocks my socks off. I genuinely love sci-fi that doesn’t need need a complete explanation or description of super complicated politics. I just need my time & space lesbians and I’m happy :)

Also romance through letters and missives is incredible. Especially when it’s queer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and War

lawnmower_man's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Medical content, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

A beautiful, moving little story about correspondence across timelines. Gladstone and El-Mohtar are skilled in their prose, balancing gorgeous descriptions and metaphors with humor and wit. Their combined imagination and well of knowledge keeps the time-travel element creative and interesting, and the romance ties it all together with a beating heart. If you want yearning and time-travelling sapphics, this is the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erikagibson126's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Confinement