Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

25 reviews

nils_0's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and War

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

If you want the emotional devastation of The Song of Achilles but spread out over a full book, this is for you.

This blew me away and was so much more than I expected it to be. I usually steer clear of World War books, too used to those endless straight romance books you see in charity shops with a random photo of a milkmaid on the cover. 

It's an exploration of queer love in the 1910's, yes, but it's also predominantly a criticism of war, war propaganda, UK public school culture and the classism it foments, British imperialism, and more. It does not shy away from the horrors of war, both in the trenches and outside of them, with a large focus as well on the mental strain and PTSD it left in all who survived. 

It's incredibly violent and a difficult read at times (and I discovered a new trigger of mine in books!! tw enclosed spaces i guess) but I absolutely recommend it for anyone who feels up to it. 

Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

daisywilkes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Broke my heart and my spirit. 5 out of 5. I would die for Ellwood and Gaunt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and War

amydave's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism