Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by J.T. LeRoy

2 reviews

headfirstslides's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hanya yanagihara wishes she could write this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Vomit, Drug abuse, Addiction, Incest, Rape, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

eeviee's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Painful and harrowing, and I wish I could just pick up the main characters and put them in my pocket for safekeeping. I'm a bit conflicted about the writing, as I couldn't put my finger on how unnecessarily violent some of the scenes were, but perhaps in a second reading or three, I might see through. In the first sitting, though, it took much effort to go through this without wincing. These characters, although fictional, are very real. And to be reminded of that is the horror the reader will need to confront. This contains a lot of traumatic events, and content warnings have been added.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content