Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'
Así se pierde la guerra del tiempo by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
6 reviews
leannanecdote's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
monstrouscosmos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Relationships: 10/10
Atmosphere/Setting: 9.5/10
Writing Style: 9/10
Plot/Intrigue: 9.5/10
Internal Logic: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
Overall: 68/70, 5*
I love epistolary novels, quantum time travel plots, and messy star crossed sapphic romances, so I figured from the get that I'd be really into this. and I was! I especially loved the ways the characters spoke with one another across timelines, and gave context for themselves as individuals, within their respective collective experiences, and within their shared relationship over time(s). the writing about writing was also really fun! there are definitely moments that delve into disturbing themes and events, but for the most part I found the tone stayed hopeful in belief for better circumstances.
it's definitely something I need to relisten to (I feel like I missed a lot in my first run thru due to the narrative bouncing around quite a lot), but I'm so excited to revisit it!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Graphic: spiderssop17hie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
The moments of war and gore, and being able to be surgeons to themselves really put me off. Hiding things behind the eyeball??? 🤮🤮🤮
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
abookwormspov's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
pipkins973's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Medical trauma
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicidal thoughts
criticalgayze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler:
I don't have much to say because I devoured this as a palette cleanser after a poor grad school reading experience, but I would love to revisit this one in the context of teaching or study. My one qualm was that I wish there was a little more emotional weight to add heft to the ending.
Quotes:
Some days Blue wonder why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere. (p. 39)
Sometimes it seems strands bud Atlantises just to thwart her. (p. 47)
I can hide in words so long as I scatter them through my body; to read your letters is to gather flowers from within myself, pluck a blossom here, a fern there, arrange and rearrange then in ways to suit a sunny room. (p. 90)
Funny how we always think of knights as fighting dragons, when in fact they work for them. (p. 97)
Brava, my pomegranate. Well done. Nine out of ten.
(I reserve a point, always, to encourage reach exceeding grasp.) (p. 171)
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War