Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

18 reviews

hunkydory's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity and Emotional abuse

Minor: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, and Transphobia

sphinxofblackquartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Medical content, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

doomluz's review

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

This is the second book I've read by Palahniuk. I read Fight Club years ago and forgot how I liked Palahniuk’s prose. The plot was wild and kind of gross at times, but I liked the nonlinear story-telling and the plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Sexual content, Medical content, Transphobia, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

vegetablemathematics's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

spookyspice's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

I know people think Guts from Haunted is the most messed up thing Palahniuk has written but from what I’ve read of his work this is actually the most disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Self harm, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Death, and Grief

whentheresteeth's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

"Find what you're afraid of most, and go live there."
I really deeply enjoyed listening to this book. It is infused with satire, which makes the harsh realities that it deals with almost comical, but that is also what makes them appear so real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Vomit

genericvampire's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is what My Year of Rest and Relaxation wishes it could be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and Violence

cubistvowels's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence