Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

218 reviews

mooncandy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Medical content, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism

harlequin79's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

moony_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t really think I could possibly ever find the words to describe what I feel right now. 

In Memoriam is sensational. Beautifully raw and gripping with the most talented prose and narration I’ve read in a while. It’s intimate, it’s genuine, it’s moving and it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. 

I don’t think I have it in me to write a full review now, but I might be able to later. It’s just an instant classic and I don’t have words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

terranstorm's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was well done. I don't reach for historical fiction very often, no special interest in WWI here, but I really loved this. I appreciated the way the story is carried both by our two mains AND their many letters with various others. Oh! And even the printed reports of casualties and the injured (which I say first in the ebook, then experienced differently in the audiobook; it was surprisingly well-managed for the audio format). 

The thread of slowly building romance between Ellwood and Gaunt felt well-balanced with the drama and action, contemplation of the machine of war, and the very deep, very personal injuries both suffered (physically and mentally). The prose is lovely and slow and haunting throughout. They struggle and don't necessarily "get better" but they keep trying, work to grow and forgive.

It's not a one-to-one comparison at all, but: I think this is great for fans of works like the Song of Achilles. Although it's a different sort of tragedy than that, the feeling was along the same lines: I went into this looking for a good, hearty cry and boy, I got it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Claustrophobia including

a tunnel collapse and near-drowning incident

atamano's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Sexism and Death of parent

lucybird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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: War and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Antisemitism

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide

haaannahr's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

ending on a fucking king lear quote, i cannot heave my heart into my mouth. i already miss them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

charlotterose13x's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

“The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” 

Poignant and beautiful 
Gaunt and Ellwood’s love story is beautiful but also heartbreaking. 
When we first meet them they are young and carefree but as the story progresses their lives and the world around them becomes scary and turbulent. 
The whole way through you are willing both of them to keep safe and return to one another. 
When they do they are both changed and traumatised by their experiences of war but their love for one another is still strong 
The use of poetry throughout the book makes it all the more poignant tying real life soldiers experiences into those of Gaunt and Ellwoods 
The depiction of the front are hard to read at some points but really highlight the reality of the First World War.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rosecoleman's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia