Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

La muerte de Ivan Ilich by Leo Tolstoy

5 reviews

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

ruthmoog's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

4.0

I can't really describe this as enjoyable, but it was quite good... Just rather bleak! Themes of class and politics are beside the interplay of physical and mental experience from living -or dying- with chronic pain. 
And it's short for a Tolstoy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism and Misogyny

mme_carton's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

booklightexplorer's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

There was no deceiving himself: something terrible, new, and more important than anything before in his life, was taking place within him of which he alone was aware.

Most books one reads are about those living their lives but there are only a few where they are actively dying. A tragic and sad read of the loneliness of dying and the questioning of how one has lived. A beautifully written book where one can't help but sympathize with the struggles of accepting one's impending death and their struggle against it. This will stick with me for some time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief and Terminal illness

cadybooks's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts