Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Det kvinnliga sällskapet by Kate Quinn

8 reviews

nahal3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

dyer's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

author2223's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, War

erinmy1reads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Complicated

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There were brief periods when the book slowed, but I genuinely loved this book.  I loved the characters. I loved the story. I loved the plot and the way it was set up to keep you questioning throughout who were the victims of the murders...
I've read at least one other book by Kate Quinn, possibly two, and she has a wonderful way of telling historical fiction. It always hooks me into doing more research on a time period or topic so I end up learning from my entertainment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, War, Classism

lectora21's review against another edition

3.75

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

nawilcox's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Obsession and exaggerated Fear of the communists- “reds” if you qualify that as a racial slur- and ussr spies. Brief depictions of starvation and forced labor in ussr and east Europe. Yates of turning in and consequences of user sympathizers.

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I always love Kate Quinn’s books, but I think her work really evolved with this one. The multiple POV (and including the house as a character?? Brilliant!) was engaging and I really enjoyed how she took us back in time to “the beginning” and showed us how things evolved from different perspectives. The murder mystery element stepped up the game and I felt engaged and intrigued by all the different characters and how Quinn worked to develop their unique voices and stories. It kept me on my toes until the very end and I thought that Quinn did a beautiful job examining the lives of a very diverse set of women living during the “red scare” in the United States. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, War

Minor: Body shaming

kimveach's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've been on a roll recently, reading books that I've loved.  This is another one of those five-star books.  I loved everything about this book:  the women, what it was like to live in a boarding house in the 1950s, and the different stories that covered many aspects of life then.   This book would be great to listen to as well as to read in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism