Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

2 reviews

eli99's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was just weird. It's not the sex stuff that was weird. I don't mind weird sex stuff. It's that the dystopia didn't seem realistic. At the same time, parts felt boring. Parts of the world haven't changed, yet parts are so different. 

At the end, it tries to wrap things up, but it doesn't feel successful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Sexism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Homophobia

blymanor's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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: Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Trafficking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Grief, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Sexual harassment, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Confinement, and Pedophilia