Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

16 reviews

killmoore_'s review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Go into this one as blind as possible. It's worth it.

A spin on the "infected" trope that left my jaw on the floor. Beautifully written in a way that makes you question your own narrative, a book that builds in suspense through thinly veiled social commentary and doubt. 

164 pages of brilliance. I can't recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

fleen's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Confinement

dalmavatai's review

dark reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

A book with a super unique concept that could have been better in its execution. The characters were not particularly fleshed out, and the message could have benefited from subtlety and nuance rather than sort of whacking the reader on the head with it. I enjoyed the writing style and some of the characters' reflections. I also think I had the wrong expectations because I thought the majority of the book would take place in this psychiatric facility which it didn't; it's very much for fans of apocalyptic fiction who want some commentary on the power of propaganda & narratives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

spooderman's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

literaryliaisons's review

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

grimdark_dad's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail