Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

17 reviews

bookishbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I would read literally anything by P. Dejli Clark. I have yet to be disappointed by any of his books. The way he shapes his characters is masterful. The plot is, as with all of his books, emotional and beautiful and smart. I'm trying not to say too much, because I don't want to spoil the book! It's a journey best taken blind, I think. (Although be very mindful of the TWs!)

Also, if you're able to, please listen to the audiobook! Channie Waites breathes life into this book brilliantly. Frankly, that's the best way to experience this novella in my humble opinion.

Come for the strong Black women kicking racist ass, stay for the beautiful writing and the huge amount of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Grief, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Alcohol, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death

kayladaila's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Violence, Torture, Murder, Death, Racism, Hate crime, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Medical content, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Genocide, Colonisation, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Trafficking

sarahhoward's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

Snappy, dynamic, and visceral. I would have read it all in one sitting if I hadn't started it too late in the evening. This novella packed more action and emotions into 176 pages than most books I've been reading lately, but still ended in such a cathartic, satisfying way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery and Violence

aardwyrm's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

Historical fantasy at its best, thoughtful and clever and gruesome and horrid, folklore and heritage and historical threads meeting at the crux of a tightly plotted adventure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Medical content

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

RING SHOUT is a tense and adventurous novella set in 1915 with the Klan as monstrous racists and Ku Kluxes as interdimensional monsters spreading like a disease among them, fought by a close-knit Black resistance.

This adds a supernatural angle to real events in a way that heightens the stakes but doesn't excuse the actual historical violence. The Ku Kluxes are there because of the racism and hatred which the Klan already has, and this works so well in the narrative. Maryse is a fantastic protagonist, the resistance are a great group, and I especially enjoyed Dr. Bisset. 

I wasn't expecting aftercare in a story this short but this wraps up things really well in terms of the emotional arc, with a satisfying resolution on other fronts. There's tiny moment that makes me think this could support a sequel in the same world, so if that materializes I'm very interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Drug use, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Rape

jourdanicus's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Vomit

albusmumblecore's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Antisemitism