Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Radicalized: Four Tales of Our Present Moment by Cory Doctorow

2 reviews

lily1304's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I really liked the first story, but the other three are just downers :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Medical trauma, Blood, Cancer, Murder, Medical content, Police brutality, Suicide, Confinement, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Hate crime, Gore, Vomit, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Classism, and Child death

Terrorism, authoritarianism

lilychan's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.5

A collection of four stories. The first one, Unauthorized Bread, hooked me in with its promising cast and tone. The completionist in me was reluctant to put it down, but I do advise that you do. The remaining three were tedious. Model Minority really asked me to put the book down. Radicalized is an easy-to-anger read. Masque of the Red Death I speed read for the stat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gaslighting, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Bullying