Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

105 reviews

bimess_'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

5.0

Before you read it, take the trigger warnings SERIOUSLY. I held my own, but there were moments that I just couldn't. This author has a talent for horror, and I'm in awe. I will be getting the physical copy. Would I read it again? I would. But only because I'll be more mentally prepared. Loved that everything was explored. The ending has me by the neck, though. 

(also I've been glued to this book for the past few days, couldn't read anything else.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Deadnaming

kayceeisbookish'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: Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Suicidal thoughts

queenkath32's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Deadnaming

jet's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gore, Death of parent, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Transphobia, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Deadnaming and Dysphoria

bingo_banjo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mass/school shootings, and Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Hooo boy this was a book for sure!! I didn’t realize going in how intense this would be. But I liked the trial-by-fire method of forcing you to accept and get used to all the queerness. There were so many different identities and pronouns which was a little confusing at times (I had to keep a running list of who went by what) but I sincerely appreciate the authenticity. I love that the apocalypse just allowed queer kids to get queerer. And be more open about their expression.

Benji, my sweet sweet boy. I love him but his body horror was a lot for me. I had to mentally turn off my consciousness (thanks, autism!) whenever the book described the gore and horror of it because it was too much for me. But I enjoyed the full acceptance Benji had for his body, choosing not to bind despite some of his peers not understanding. It was beautiful to see all the individual unique ways that the kids of the LGBTQ+ center held and identified themselves. 

 

When he was deadnamed, I was thrown off for a bit. I had to rewind a couple times to even hear what Benji was reacting to. I liked that his deadname was so unfamiliar that it felt WRONG when used.

Nick’s autism was so well done. I really appreciated the genuine representation of his neurodivergence.

I was worried he and Benji would rush into things despite Theo being such a constant, so their ending satisfied me. Just a beginning. Not a promise of love or forever. It was sweet.

 

Speaking of Theo, he was hard for me to accept. I like people to be good or evil in fantasy novels so the complexities of him being queer and genuinely supporting Benji in his transition and then also being brainwashed was hard. His POV would perk me up a little cause he was so set on Benji being a boy that even his mind never betrayed Benji’s pronouns or identity. But life is complex and so is the life of a religious cult member raised on bigotry and genocide. In a better world, maybe Theo and Benji could’ve had a beautiful life together. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The world was well-sized for the scale and scope of the book. I do wish there were a second book to handle the trauma from after. But it was great in and of itself. Well worth the read if you’re in a place to do so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Body horror, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Death, Vomit, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Medical trauma and Medical content

simplythegirl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gore, Torture, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death and Gun violence

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Grief, Gore, Deadnaming, Torture, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, War, Gun violence, and Murder

kers_tin's review against another edition

adventurous dark relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Grief, and Genocide

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, and Confinement

pixeluce's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Body horror, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, and Cursing