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Miranda’s descent includes a lot of stuff I didn’t care much about and struggled to connect to the story, and the end of the book was confusing at first. But overall a great read, especially for the chronically ill, the women filled with anger, people who have a small piece of them who desire revenge for the way the world has treated them, or fellow theater nerds.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Child death
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Abandonment
There were a few nice pieces of writing, like the description of chronic nerve pain as "red webs", but mostly the writing felt clumsy, messy, and melodramatic. It has the feel of an edgy teenager's fanfiction, but not in a good way.
The plot feels very cliche but also doesn't resolve in a way that feels satisfying. It seemed like it was going to go in an interesting direction a few times, but then consistently took the most obvious and least interesting path.
There is also a bunch of weird moral implications? Maybe I'm missing something but the main character really seemed to be portrayed as a bad person for being unwell and angry about it. It was also peppered with fatphobia, and had a similar misogynistic undercurrent to Bunny.
Also similar to Bunny, the implied experience of madness/psychosis/delusions felt very much how someone without much actual information or sensitivity around the subject would write it. Gave me the vibe of, again, am edgy teenager RPing as a ~crazy~ character.
Overall disappointing.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Blood
For any fans of character studies, Shakespeare, and darker stories, I would 100000% recommend.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment
I'm so glad I was able to put aside all of my concerns and preconceptions, and dive into this work. 'All's Well' is a story of magic, of witches, of the fantastical and the mundane. It's also, primarily, a story about living with chronic pain. How it feels to be rendered invisible to professionals and loved ones alike. How it transforms you.
I think this book is an absolute masterpiece. I loved it even as I hated it.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment