Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

19 reviews

ra22ouille's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

I felt rabid reading this, it was so filling and made me yearn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

thetomegnome's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical trauma

cviii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

niaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

leonineliterature's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved it! It just needs to settle within me before I can collect my thoughts and write a more thorough review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Medical trauma

rory1387's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

Chouette by Claire Oshetsky was a wild book to start off 2022. It follows a woman who becomes pregnant with a baby that is half owl, her final decision to keep it, her struggles with juggling her career as a violinist with being a mother to her child, and her frequent fights with her husband over whether or not they should attempt to "fix" their daughter. Oshetsky masterfully constructs believable -- yet some still undeniably toxic -- relationship dynamics that work together to form a realistic backdrop for such an absurd book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Abortion

queenbeemimi's review against another edition

challenging

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

A very strange little book. I don’t know quite what to make of the metaphor, which is trying to achieve a lot of  complex things but can veer off into ableism at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

ctrl_shift_dlt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, and Cannibalism