Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

74 reviews

zoe_mh's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Classism

readbooksovermygrave's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexism

gracescanlon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Classism, Death, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol

thecozyrogue's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

srjennings's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

The audio book narrator was fantastic!  The story was engaging and kept me wanting to know what was going to happen.  The main character was an admiral and strong young woman, but not without her faults or mistakes.  The historical and medical context was dynamic, informative and relatable to things still going on today.  I can't wait to listen to the sequel!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical content, and Blood

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Classism, Child death, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

johoha93's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Gore, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexism, and Classism

anastasialovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

Let's see, this book was up and down for me. Some parts I found boring others I had some disbelief in how people were reacting to situations but then I think of the times and so I kind of understood it. 

Hazel was an interesting character she reminded me of Hermione from the Harry Potter books. (I'm sure most people would know the reference but just in case). Some parts of her I didn't quite understand though like being engaged for most of her life but it didn't bother her to get close to Jack or stay engaged but then again the times? Maybe? She also was strange when she and Jack would be around a dead body but still think about kissing each other? Not sure if that was the best setting, seems almost...icky? Not sure if that the right word for it. 

Jack was also a bit different but I could understand him in a way because of how he grew up. Things didn't effect him the same way because he was so used to seeing it. The book would also show glimpses in his life and how he had a crush on someone else but which I didn't understand the purpose of to be honest unless the author was trying to show us what kind of personality Jack had?

I liked the story but again ups and downs. If you don't like gore in your stories this one isn't for you. This also seems to be science fiction. It was pretty easy to figure out what would happen in the end but there was also a surprise I didn't see coming so kudos to the author on that one. If it wasn't for that I probably wouldn't be interested in reading the next book if I'm going to be honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Incest, Grief, Body horror, Classism, Medical content, Terminal illness, Blood, and Sexism

lilou0922's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Was it what I expected? Oh absolutely not. Did I expect the plot twist to be 

LITERAL IMMORTALITY?? FROM THE DOCTOR SURGEON MAN, THE NICE ONE TOO?? NO I WAS NOT

but in my defense I saw the second one first, thought it was pretty, found out it was a sequel and read it without looking up what it was about so....... I mean I liked it tho!

Also, his name being Jack, can we talk about how him being blamed for murders and hung in the mid 19th c. is like..... def about Jack the Ripper? Is this book insinuating that Jack the Ripper was a falsely accused corpse man and that actually it was an immortal surgeon doing the killing?? Wild

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Classism and Kidnapping

Minor: War and Child death