Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

105 reviews

five_rats_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, Death of parent, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Gore, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Racism, and Self harm

mkw108's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has captivated my mind, body, soul with its breathtaking story and characters. Never before have I felt so attached to a story and its' characters. I am so thankful to have gotten to read this masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, War, Vomit, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

cheshiredownunder's review against another edition

I wasn’t a fan of a lot of the content in the book. It was too gory for my taste and it just made me uncomfortable to read it. How graphic the book gets at times is way out of my comfort zone and while I was recommended this book, it went past a lot of my hard “no’s” for media I want to consume. It really effected my mental health and I just absolutely was not a fan. This book is great for what it is but it’s not the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Sexism, Transphobia, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Eating disorder, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Hate crime, Violence, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Death, Misogyny, and Gun violence

makredmon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Just wow. Please be sure to check content warnings before reading this book. #TransRightsReadathon 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Gore, Body shaming, and Dysphoria

ktkeps's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Medical content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Violence

onf's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Body horror, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Cursing, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Confinement, Medical content, Suicide, Dysphoria, Genocide, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Ableism, and Eating disorder

bencaroline's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Body horror, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, War, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Genocide, and Deadnaming

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Suicide, Confinement, Bullying, Addiction, Sexual content, Classism, and Domestic abuse

steps's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Gore, Death, Vomit, Murder, Death of parent, Child death, Deadnaming, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Gun violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Dysphoria

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

dark 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

body horror is not usually my jam, but i loved the focus on the trans/queerness of monstrosity and accepting your body. 

def will need to reread to better savour the book when i am not on a time crunch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Gore, Vomit, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

i get that benji is in love or whatever but omg Theo was so sus the whole time

libscote's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Normally I have no problems reading gory horror books, but this one got to me a lot. A religious cult has unleashed a plague on the world, using saving the environment from overpopulation as an excuse. Then, they create a monster to kill any humanity that survives, so that the believers will go to heaven and the earth will repopulate. The story is told from the monster's perspective, and they are trying to run away but it's difficult. Benji falls in with a local LGBTQ center that is barely holding on. They have their secrets too...

It's a powerful book. I can see why people say it reminds them of Pet, because I felt that too. It just was a lot of horror for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Transphobia, and Homophobia