Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

2 reviews

csmall73's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, War, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Gore, Sexual assault, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Medical content

madchen's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This would be 5 stars if it weren't for the undertones of

homophobia

and lil whiffs of 

racism

here and there. Like I get that Black Jack Randall is a 

villain

  but did he really have to be an 

Evil Gay

  to trauma bond Claire and Jamie? Idk, I know this book isn't fresh as a daisy but I just can't find it in myself to give five stars and excuse a book because of "the time it was written in" and "historical accuracy". You do you, but my lil queer heart just can't do it at the moment. I watched the TV series before this and felt it there too, just in case anyone is wondering, though I doubt a lot of people are reading the book before watching the series at this point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Xenophobia