Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

4 reviews

cakrolik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Suicide

reemoony's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.5

i always come back to this book for comfort. mim was such a dedicated character and no matter her flaws, its hard not to like her.

i think my favorite part was the exploration into her relationship with her mom and step-mom. the whole book it was believed that her step-mom was a bad person, and in a way she may have been, but she cared for mim. she wanted to love and protect her from everything, and the fact that shes the one that came to get mim in the end is what really got me. also the fact that mim told her about her eye, the thing she had never told to anyone before.

and the plot twist made me want to throw up btw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Terminal illness, and Medical content

cavitycollector's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Ableism

rcj0sta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm actually not sure if I liked this book. It definitely made me think, but I can't tell if it's a work of modern genius or an incomprehensible stream of consciousness. Mim is certainly an interesting character, and her quest to find her mom is admirable and something I could really relate to, but some topics brought up in the book and the way they were handled made me uneasy. The writing style in and of itself is incredibly interesting though, and the descriptions that come from Mim are weirdly wonderful. Whether I loved it or not, I will definitely be thinking about it for a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Stalking, and Terminal illness