Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

54 reviews

sagareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A big queer rage book, and a little heavy on the gore and body horror for my personal enjoyment (especially given that I often read while eating). That's not a criticism, though -- just a matter of personal taste. The writing is excellent and the characters are very well-crafted, an authentic mix of messy, flawed, very human teenagers making the best of awful situations. I also appreciated the nuanced, visceral exploration of the book's dark themes, including queerness, transphobia, and religious fundamentalism. Definitely worth reading if you have a strong stomach, but don't go in expecting a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Deadnaming, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Transphobia, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

rorunyon96's review against another edition

The plot was messy, characters felt shallow and I felt a disconnect of someone from a religious cult adapting and yet not adapting all at once. Glad to see representation but the plot was just not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Transphobia, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Dysphoria

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Homophobia, Vomit, Violence, Blood, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Body horror, Medical content, Child abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Ableism

princegene95's review against another edition

Was really boring. Not into body horror, and didn’t know that was going to be a big part of the book. The religious trauma and transphobia is also not for me. Didn’t think this was going to be a “happy” book, but at least thought it was going to be a funner read. I do really like post apocalyptic books and angels and demons, but this book just wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, and Gore

Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Genocide, Terminal illness, and Deadnaming

draconmachia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Vomit, War, Blood, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

jillianh25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

A very good book with lots of gore and interesting reflections on religion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Vomit

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Plot: 4★
Prose: 3★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 5★/4.5★
Characters: 3.75★
Worldbuilding: 4★
Ending: 3.5★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Violence, Deadnaming, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Self harm, Cursing, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Racism

emjams's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Child death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical content, Abandonment, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Outing, Domestic abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Alcohol

This book has basically every imaginable TW on it EXCEPT for sexual assault, but even that is briefly touched on. Benji has trauma from assault, but only from physical/emotional abuse, not SA.

errie's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Blood, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Transphobia, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Violence

justmehayleyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Confinement, Child death, Bullying, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death of parent, Genocide, Gaslighting, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, and Blood