Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

My Murder by Katie Williams

7 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Dysphoria, and Medical content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Stalking, and Pregnancy

erkoning's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

This was a very thought provoking book, and I would highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Grief, and Medical content

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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 is beautifully written! Williams had me hooked from the very beginning and did an excellent job of unwinding the story with beautiful, flowy language. I can't wait to reread this knowing the ending to see what hints I can pick up on that I missed the first time. 

If you were let down by Grady Hendrix's The Final Girls Support Grpup but loved the premise, this book will absolutely redeem it for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

missgrangerr's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

For me, this book rested on the end.  Unfortunately, I hated the ending which ruined the story overall.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, Murder, Death, Violence, and Medical content

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

aliciavalenski's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gaslighting, Medical content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Body horror, Death, and Domestic abuse

gummifrog's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

I had the wrong expectations for it.  By the summary, I thought it might be more of a sci-fi thriller pageturner.  Instead, it's a very literary, thoughtful, and internal novel with very little thriller or mystery content.  Any semblance of a mystery is only brought up halfway through the book, and the most intense suspense only lasts a few pages.  

So if you're looking for a thoughtful, literary read about serial killer culture, post-partum depression, and coming to terms with your sense of self, this book may be a good read for you!  The touch of mystery was interesting and compelling, although there wasn't enough of it.  I really liked this near-future earth, where everyone games in VR and people can be cloned to come back to life.  There was some fun commentary on capitalism and marketing distraction from the sins of certain big-name companies. There was also somewhat of an ensemble cast element, with five women in total having been murdered and meeting up regularly in a support group.  Their relationships were really fun, and I would have actually liked to see more of them talking as a group and working together as a team.  

The prose is a bit detached and clinical, although we follow the protagonist, Louise, through much of her childhood and her conflicted feelings about her murder, partner, and child.  The idea of being cloned and having another body that is fully *you* rotting somewhere in the ground is really chilling. I think the author captured that element of horror really well.

Still, it wasn't quite the book I was looking for at this moment!  I think maybe I read this book at the wrong time, or I should have looked deeper into it first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Medical content