Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

114 reviews

jaimc's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and War

jaimc's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and War

naomi_k's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

nikogatts's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Good things to keep in mind for undecided readers: 
1. In spite of <i>Crimson Peak</i>'s ghostly influences, this book's flavor of horror is occult, specifically what happens when poorly understood magic is used in a misguided fashion.
2. The story contains a lot of graphic gore, including multiple detailed surgery scenes.
3. The ending is heavily metaphysical, dealing with paradoxes and questions surrounding the nature of reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Abandonment

gayghostprince's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

orcarroll's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

morbidanatomy's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Forced institutionalization

bonnienoire's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Death of parent

junowo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War