Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

99 reviews

shaun_dh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.5

I devoured this. I absolutely loved this book, though I can recognize it won’t be for everyone. Those who get it, get it. And those who don’t, honestly, you’re lucky. If you have panic attacks, obsess over death, have depression or suicidal ideations, religious trauma, struggle with addiction, or feel things deeply, this may or may not be for you. I can see how it might be difficult to read, but it also might make you feel seen

As an atheist lesbian who has non-debilitating anxiety, this book brought up some stuff for me. I have already been thinking so much about death due to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but this book made me more anxious. But it’s also hopeful and the ending scene is perfect and the whole book reminds us that life, though fleeting, is precious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Homophobia, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Outing, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Self harm

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

meaglovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, and Suicide

rideauriverreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Medical content, and Vomit

sxndaze's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-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

4.0

Oh my god I just wish you were smiling.

Now, do you ever think about how people might wish that for you?

Beautiful stream of conscious novel. You have to be in the right mindset to read this. It’s dark and funny and a little heartbreaking all at once. The ending feels a little abrupt, but it’s still a joy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

stripes_and_naps's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and flew through it. I felt like the portrayal of anxiety/depression was very well written and relatable. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Blood, and Dementia

elizabethq's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcohol, Medical content, Death, Suicide, Addiction, Vomit, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

bbelitz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Self harm, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Outing, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

readwithserena's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Medical content, Outing, Infidelity, Cursing, Bullying, Vomit, and Death

candoreads's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

I'm giving this half a star and that is literally so generous. That half-star only comes from the fact that there are some quotes in this book that I like. Other than that, this book was a nightmare to read. The main character is extremely mentally ill and it follows an almost Dear Evan Hansen-like plot where she gets a job and starts impersonating a dead woman because she doesn't want that dead woman's friend to feel sad. I literally don't have anything else to say other than I only read this book because my best friend was like "Please, read this, I hated it," and I have to finish books out of spite. One of the only positives is that this book is short. But there are no consequences for any of the main characters actions and nothing is resolved at the end.

I am glad that the cat didn't die though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Vomit, Animal death, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia