Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

5 reviews

jacob_dion's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

geektastically's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a really interesting and well written book. You feel the inspiration but once you get to the later half of the book some of the content really got to me because of how well the relationships and characters were written. Be careful reading this for sure. I'm only giving it a lower score because the back half really shook me and I had a hard time with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kshertz's review

dark funny tense medium-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

4.0

It’s hilarious and gruesome. Only Grady Hendrix pulls that off flawlessly. It was a fun flash back to the 80s and I related being the elder millennial that I am. I loved the jokes. This is horror though. It starts out easy enough but by the end I was gagging. I could visualize way too much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kurumipanda's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Rape, Terminal illness, and Forced institutionalization

rosiewawa's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail