Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Il mio anno di riposo e oblio by Ottessa Moshfegh, Gioia Guerzoni

119 reviews

yeesh97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

neri's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Eating disorder

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Murder, Medical trauma, Ableism, and Medical content

(Uses ableist language)

grunbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Crying, screaming, throwing up. This book was something of a slog to start with, but pulled me in in the second half. I can only describe my feeling after finishing it as shook.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Medical content, Animal death, Drug use, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Sexual content

eddaderya's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Medical content, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

1oca1sh1thead's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Vomit, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual content

disasterdump's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Mental illness, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death of parent, Excrement, Pregnancy, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, and Medical content

mold_munchr's review against another edition

Super triggering. I started this book because so many ppl recommended it online, and at first I couldn't decide if I loved or hated it. I ultimately couldn't get through it because it was too triggering. It felt like a depiction of mental illnes (which I'd experienced) that was so real in its mundane nature, and I ultimately decided it wasn't good for me to keep reading. Be careful reading this book if you have experience with mental health yourself, and look up trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Eating disorder

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

✨ Thrifted ✨

This book requires quite a few trigger warnings, which I’ll put as content warnings.

I don’t really know how to feel about this book. I was recommended it by someone years ago, but never got around to it until now.

The unnamed main character has a LOT of trauma and is clearly unforgiving of that (and of others around her as a result). Her frenemy Reva is also going through a lot and comes to the main character for some kind of solace, although she never seems to find it. 

The language is incredibly descriptive so I could imagine EVERYTHING that was going on, which I appreciated most of the time (except for when it was triggering) 🥺

I really burst out laughing when the artist Ping Xi appeared with his ‘splattered paintings, à la Jackson Pollock, made from his own ejaculate’ 😂

I’m not sure I would recommend this, but maybe once I know what the deeper meaning of it is I can appreciate it more and come back to review it in a different light ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Mental illness

angelicabevelle's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Eating disorder