Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Chlorine by Jade Song

86 reviews

leanne_miron's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Body horror, Medical content, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was brutal, and a little more gritty than I usually like, but Ren’s brain was a fascinating, sometimes relatable place to be for almost 300 pages. 

at the beginning, I couldn’t tell if Ren had truly become a mermaid or if she was just leaning heavily into imaginative, metaphorical language (or was completely delusional), but Cathy’s letters made it clearer that she truly did transcend humanity. I liked that it felt a bit ambiguous, but did like the confirmation before things got too nebulous. 

I can’t put my finger on why this is a 4.5 instead of a 5, but it is. a good read, but not quite favorites shelf-worthy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

laurenhannah217's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

danimacuk's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Bullying, Confinement, and Drug use

lordslag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly an insane (good) debut Super Awesome and Wonderful and I can’t wait to re-read and cry some more. The writing style was so engaging for me so Trust!!!! I will be picking up everything else this author releases, so happy I finally read this and if you are thinking about it Please please read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Self harm, Body horror, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

tejanafeminist's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

seawarrior's review against another edition

5.0

Chlorine is a brutal, brilliant coming-of-age tale of a young woman determined to carve herself the destiny she aches for. Ren Yu tells her narrative with a distanced, combative air. She is uninterested in the reader's sympathy or judgement, her story belongs solely to her, and she knows it. I was quickly drawn to Ren's defiant and tenacious nature. She refuses to be anyone other than herself, even when deemed disturbed and mutilated by those she once trusted. Song perfectly captures the weight of pain in adolescence and the impossible, frenzied want to transcend human perils and emerge triumphant. This is a grisly, unparalleled gem of a story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Drug use

ankita1996's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexism, Gore, Body horror, Eating disorder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Abortion, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

b_fruits's review against another edition

4.75

Fun fun fun. Wild that it is not recommended more in the unhinged-girlhood canon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Racism, Medical content, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault