Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

22 reviews

krystaldelusion's review

adventurous tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Medical content

nhollie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was hopeful that at some point in this series that Martine would address the colonization of the Teixcalaan in a meaningful way beyond poetic metaphor. They are absolutely colonized people who really do want to assimilate in whatever way is possible, but it's disappointing that Dzmare, as the main character, never really grows in this regard. At no point does she move past "I want to be accepted/understood/made human/etc. the colonizer" to anything more complicated, complex, or self-reflexive...which like, okay, I guess, but it is really the analytical and narrative reckoning this series needs to actually be the sharp novel it could be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Genocide

alexijai98's review

adventurous tense 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

4.75

Would be 5 stars but the ending slightly irked me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Genocide, Medical content, War, Colonisation, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content

peregrinwho's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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: War and Death

Minor: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content

starlitpage's review

adventurous emotional tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Body horror, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Cursing, and Colonisation

fraxisle's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Genocide

indeedithappens's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, War, and Xenophobia

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Gore, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-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: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Medical content

maddiebusick's review

adventurous challenging tense 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? Yes

4.5

I loved everything about this except for the ending. This entire universe from this book and the previous book was so fascinating as were the characters and it will stick with me forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, War, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, Sexual content, Vomit, Cursing, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Deportation, and Suicide