Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

29 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

 

I was given this book as a gift by someone I was dogsitting for, and at first I was really worried it was about to delve deep in to early-2000s transphobia, but luckily it did not and I wound up really having fun with the book. I've seen a few episodes of the show based on this series, but had no idea it was a book long before it was a show. This wound up being a fun read (and honestly will offer a good counter to my James Patterson habit haha). I'm really excited to read more from the series.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Gore, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gun violence

brok's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood

lillian_frost's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Bullying, Medical content, Torture, Gore, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping

fbzcab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Torture, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

jmeyers888's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

jennlcollier's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Torture

mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

Steeped in gender roles, misogyny, and the plot heavily revolves around sexual violence. 

Very engaging and easy to read (finished the whole thing in two sittings in less than a day), enjoyed the medical details and I found the killers POV moments creative and intriguing but was bored by the two main characters and found them very unsympathetic (especially Rizzoli's internalised misogyny and both cops' unethical behaviour at different points). Was also highly disappointed by the completely unnecessary "twist" that

the villain had worn a wig/crossdressed, contributing to the tired and queer/transphobic trope of serial killer men donning drag as part of their villainy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Police brutality, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia

taque's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

really good mystery story, but way more graphic than I would have liked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual harassment, Death, Confinement, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Grief

aliteracja's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cancer

nicolelis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

absolutely phenomenal book! i chose it from a very long list of possible books to read for the final project for my summer forensic science class (based on the synopsis), and am so glad i did. the plot is so captivating and makes the book a very enticing read once you learn a bit about the characters and the crime--it took me 3 or so days to read the first 50 pages but only 1 and 1/2 to read the last 300. i'd definitely recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Stalking and Kidnapping