Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Die Gesetzlose by Anna North

80 reviews

tak_everlasting's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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

0.25

While the group initially bullied her, I thought she'd eventually be included in the band and it was aiming for a found family direction. It was not. They felt like coworkers at best, annoyed strangers at worst. I honestly felt nothing when they separated, or when they died, because the characters themselves did not care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Abortion

mfrisk's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

5.0

I quite enjoyed the characters I got to know through this book, the settings, and the journey we go on as the characters develop and learn. This is a fun feminist western that brings a new perspective to the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Religious bigotry

brianna_moye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Gun violence

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Racism

nicoleherz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.25

Feminist adventure set in the wild wild west

A thrilling and inspiring story about a woman who knows she's worth more than the fate she is assigned. I loved the immediate focus on science and feminism, especially set in a time where these were not popular topics.
The characters were diverse with fascinating backstories and the author wasn't shy in taking them away from us.
Loved the happy ending, I was positive we weren't going to get one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Abortion, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

ynadavis's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Sexism, Pregnancy, Racism, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

shoohoob's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Such an interesting book! It wasn’t what I expected, but not necessarily in a bad way. It was rewarding to read about Ada finding her meaning in the world. That being said, it felt like the last third of the book was a little rushed and the ending wasn’t super satisfying. I think it could have been a little longer. 

All in all, I liked it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Abandonment, Infertility, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Outing, Animal death, Violence, and Sexual content

cassielaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I’ve never read anything quite like this book. It’s fascinating, full of adventure and heart, sorrow and hope. If you like stories about outcasts, strong women, and found family, this one’s for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Animal death, and Self harm

Minor: Incest

hmatt's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I love the concept of this story so much, and it had so much potential. The world-building is super well done, and I love alternate histories. Unfortunately, I came away with the feeling that the author tried to fit so much world and plot in that these got in the way of both the actual storytelling and the character-building.

Storytelling
I feel like the author was trying to fit too many events into too short of a narrative. This might have been okay, but there were so many minor events that I think we should have spent less time on, and a number of climactic events that we spent barely any time on whatsoever. A lot of these major events "fade to black" as soon as the action starts, and then we are caught up on what happened in retrospect later on - I was REALLY not a fan of this technique, and I don't think it made sense for the "western" genre.

Character-building
We do get a lot of information on most of the characters but, again, it's almost too much for how short of a book it is. What we lose out on, in my opinion, is a more profound emotional connection with the main character. We don't really dwell on her losses or feel them with her, which is extra strange given the whole novel is told in first-person.

TL;DR
The idea behind the novel is fantastic, but it tries to fit too much in. The concepts it seeks to explore are really only half-fleshed-out and the characters are hard to relate to, simply because the plot moves on too fast to hold space for these introspections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Medical content, Infidelity, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Murder, Infertility, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Confinement, Transphobia, Classism, Gore, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Drug abuse

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