Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

12 reviews

anissa95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The romance a little bit off but it didn't ruin the main focus of the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, and Murder

Minor: Medical content and Incest

They were necessary for the plot and very mild

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

A lovely story and murder mystery all wrapped up around a Folklore tale.

I found the characters loveable and was was really routing for some of them throughout the book.

I quite enjoyed jumping back and forward between the main characters perspectives. I did find the timeline a little hard to follow though so gave up on that part and just enjoyed the story.

I felt there were a couple of things never quite fully explained but I think this worked well with the fact this book had a strong link to a Folklore story that in itself has a lot of mystery wrapped around it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Murder, Blood, Slavery, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Infertility

marigold_faye's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Child death

horationelson's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Colonisation, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Gore

jazhandz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

I have a three strike policy with books: writing style, characters, plot. I could tell right away that I didn’t care for the writing style (strike one), and Ren was the only character I cared about (strike two, given how many characters this book is stuffed with). But the plot hooked me, so I kept reading. I would describe this choice as a mistake. The payoff was incredibly not worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, and Sexual harassment

medini_l's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Medical trauma, Incest, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, and Child death

sweekune's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

4.25/5

Audiobook narrated by the author.

Told from several points of view, The Night Tiger is a mysterious tale that draws you in. A dressmaker's apprentice, an orphaned house boy and a British doctor are drawn into the same mystery from different angles, surrounded by weretigers, amputated fingers and Chinese & Malay folklore and superstition.

- The different point of view were very distinct. some are told in first person, others in third and they all had their own separate voice and personality. I enjoyed Ren's parts (the house boy) the most but all were well done. informative but leaving enough unseen and unsaid to keep the intrigue.

- The whole book was very atmospheric and the feel of the different places and environments came across well. There were some dream sections where this was particularly notable.

- The author's narration was excellent and brought the story to life. As above, it was easy to tell which character's point of view was the present one due to the tone.

A strange but fascinating mystery story. Perfect for those who enjoy magical realism, Asian folklore and a good winding mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Violence

el13's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Writing was excellent. The story unfolded in a really captivating way. It is a bit twisted, mysterious, and dark, with magical realism, reflective of the land of Malay and the sociopolitical environments at the time. But, I think it was a bit too dark for me. It did leave me with a lot of questions still, but I think it did so intentionally, as it was a mystical story. Finally, and most importantly, the love story was NOT IT FOR ME DAWG. It felt so wrong. I definitely felt the way Ji Lin's mother did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Incest, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny

story_goblin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

Honestly, I have no idea what to say about this book. It's so different! That's not a bad thing, it just makes it difficult to find words to talk about it. There's so much going on! There's no easy way to even describe the premise to someone? I think I should have read this instead of listening to it. It's beautifully read by the author, but it's so long and complicated that there were multiple times I wished I was reading a physical copy. But also, it really lingered in my mind. I found myself thinking about it multiple times throughout the day- just wondering about what would happen or what the characters would choose. The characters felt extremely real but also unlike anyone I happen to know. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Miscarriage

bonnienoire's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gore, Gun violence, Fatphobia, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit and Sexual harassment