Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

116 reviews

boxofdelights's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I had to start this book three times. I don't really like horror, so this book's focus on skeletons and the "greasy meat socks" they usually live in was not appealing. Gideon's voice is funny, but that wasn't enough to keep me going. But people kept talking about how interesting and ethically complex the worldbuilding is, so I dove back in. It is great. I am glad I can have Harrow the Ninth now, but I hear that when I finish that I am going to be very unhappy that I can't have Nona the Ninth yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

storykath's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Gotta say, I was very confused a lot of the time. I appreciated that there was no clunky exposition sections, but I did feel thrown into the deep end in terms of the universe and magic system and everything. As such, I didn't always fully understand why everything happened the way it happened (especially towards the end) but overall I could still appreciate what was going on.

Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!

This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

beingsimba's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Vomit

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

realizedcreation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

smileyblue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide

gayghostprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

I'm crying :'( but I love it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

knerys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Practically a perfect book. I both wish I had the finess and talent to write this, and wish that I could erase it from my memory to experience for the first time again. <The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because the ending DESTROYED me and I was so upset. Have high hopes for the rest of the series though. Edit: upon review, and after reading Harrow the Ninth, it absolutely gets 5 stars :).>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

panthalassa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, War, and Classism