Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

37 reviews

brassmonkey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Violence

carolined314's review against another edition

funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, and Violence

cinnamonghostie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit

laverna's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Medical trauma

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

This and Bloodlust and Bonnets are both so good. I describe both as wacky-evil fantasy. The real villains are always the ones that are the ‘good guys’ in the book and the characters all like murder a bit too much.

I loved this book it was so quirky and fun! It’s a fast read that still has depth. 

Quotes: 
“You can’t just go around Murder king people. There are rules Nimona.”
-said by Ballister Blackheart “the villain”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Violence, Abandonment, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Bullying

Minor: Body horror

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Confinement, and Medical content

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Medical trauma, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

paularize's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Medical trauma

littlebutton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a very queer graphic novel, although not necessarily in terms of explicit representation. While

Blackwell and Goldenloin are depicted as former lovers and implied to get back together at the end

, that’s all it really is: implied. I’d argue it’s more text than subtext, but it’s still subtle enough that I could see someone missing it. 

Nimona though. That girl is queer as hell. I mean, really the whole comic is. But not in the “two people of the same gender kissed!” way. More so in the “Stevenson’s own queer identity was obviously integral to the development of the themes here and any interpretation of the story that didn’t take that into account would be deeply missing the point”. Also, Nimona herself changes into male forms and seems to identity with them. It’s queer. Plus the whole

monster

thing. Suuuuper fucking queer. 

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go reread the ending and think about

manifestations of abuse.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, Torture, and Medical trauma