Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

243 reviews

sugar_b0nes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the ending was the ending i wanted and needed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death and Medical trauma

Minor: Trafficking

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape and Classism

_readerfromtheblacklagoon_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Slavery, Excrement, Police brutality, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

alyxandrathegr8's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Woooooooah……just finished. Idk what I expected but it wasn’t that. Shitttttttttttttt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

michealasharp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ladawson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m at a loss for words. The escalating brutality was intense, and I found myself needing breaks to process it all.

I highly recommend checking the trigger warnings before diving in. The book doesn’t hold back on depicting a world where this is the norm. However, it’s exceptionally well written, offering rich character and world-building in very few pages.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

stephliljazz's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When all the animals are dead and cannibalism takes over slaughterhouses. With a story of love in the middle leaving you feeling like WTF did I just read. Yeah it was a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hwsgreece's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

branamalyssa10's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

babyvampp's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• 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, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking