Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Vendetta by Laura Testaverde, Yōko Ogawa

13 reviews

2busyreading's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death

Minor: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Murder, Animal death, and Body horror

jan_coco_day's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Eleven short stories that are interconnected by dark strings that weave a tapestry of misery and violence in the lives of the characters who inhabit it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Animal death, Murder, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

martynabrzana's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Blood, Child death, Animal death, and Murder

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

3.0

quite a few of these were misses to me which lowered the rating despite some pretty good stories. i don’t know if i would consider them horror stories though. most were pretty tame imo. i did like how they all connected though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood

cestlaluxure's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Adorei a forma como somos guiados através dos personagens, as histórias interligando-se, ajudando o leitor a desvendar o que aconteceu, muito além do que a conclusão individual de cada uma. A história anterior não encerra quando surge um novo título mas é (mais ou menos, dependendo das histórias) mencionada mais tarde com um pouco mais de contexto. Os personagens são dinâmicos e agradáveis, mesmo quando são criminosos ou cometem atos macabros. Ao ler este livro encontramo-nos num limbo sem grandes pressões morais e a escrita flui de forma agradável. 
As histórias podem ser lidas separadamente mas, neste livro em específico, penso que se ganha muito mais lendo pela ordem que o próprio livro propõe.
Achei o livro genial e compreendo o porquê de Yoko Ogawa ser tão premiada. Definitivamente quero ler mais livros da autora, nomeadamente The Memory Police e The Housekeeper and The Professor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Death, Animal death, and Torture

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Violence, Gore, Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Infidelity, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Medical content, and Torture

surlyjackson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Medical content, Death, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt