Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

5 reviews

caseykl's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Abortion

tlaynejones's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Grief, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Cancer, Colonisation, Blood, Suicide, and Terminal illness

teneke's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-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, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Colonisation, Murder, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, and Police brutality

sunschoenmai's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing read! Enjoy the ride 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Gore, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

I want to go to Addis Ababa.

shea_proulx's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cancer, Addiction, Animal cruelty, War, and Sexual assault