Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

122 reviews

ezwolf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I want to say that I can understand why this book has done so well and so many people have spoken highly of this book. But it really just wasn't amazing for me. I think part of it is because I'm not really a huge fan of post apocalyptic stories that are set so close to the actual event, plus I have been avoiding stories about pandemics for obvious reasons. A friend highly recommended I read this so I decided to give it a shot, but I just wasn't as enthused as I had hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

nikoops's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book is absolutely amazing. The author is a fantastic writer, and the worlds he creates are richly detailed and leave you longing for more. Hell Followed with Us is emotionally devastating yet still carries just enough hope that these characters you come to love will be as okay as they can be in this hellscape of a world they are forced to exist in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Main character experiences a horrific transformation of his body against his will

birdieex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

Wow. I can't even find the words right now. Trans joy; trans rage; a queer kid finding his community; queer kids in general, banding together to destroy their oppressors. As someone with religious trauma, this hit deeply. I had to stop reading several times because it dug into the deepest parts of my soul and ripped everything to the surface again.

The gore was excellently written. I could imagine every horrifying little detail. And I loved the plot twists throughout. I almost wish it was longer, simply because I loved the characters so much. I was pleasantly surprised at the representation of the mixed emotions that can come with abusive relationships. Love and revulsion often go hand in hand, and it's often ignored that we can feel both at the same time, especially while healing from trauma.

I loved this book with my entire heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Classism

hazelwood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

I really, really enjoyed this book.  Benji was very relatable with his anger at the religion and the hatred that turned his world into hell. It gets messy when the people who raised you and loved you all your life are also the ones who want to watch the rest of the world burn. Sometimes you just want to turn into a monster and rip their throats out. Especially when they threaten your friends. And Benji gets his vengeance for every bit of disrespect they hurled at him and his friends in terrifying monsterous glory. So this was incredibly satisfying in that way, even though I personally prefer restorative justice rather than violent retribution as the solution to human conflicts. It was also very nice to watch Benji find solace in a found family of other queer kids. I will be reading any more books in this series or by this author, because wow I felt so seen here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ashlitas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

phibi's review against another edition

Body horror was a bit much for me personally

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

idiot_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Biphobia, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Dysphoria

itsatyepo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ziracrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting