Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Red River Seven by A.J. Ryan

4 reviews

j_emerson18's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Terminal illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Dementia

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

A really interesting premise that ultimately got in its own way? I feel like this could have been a book about what it is to be human when stripped down to its barest parts, but instead felt like bingewatching a Netflix sci fi series. 

Some really cool cinematic ideas that end up falling flat without an actual camera to put weight behind them? The narrator stays cold and bland throughout, and any time they offer some sudden burst of emotion it just feels out of place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Sexual assault

anarmandameg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, and Medical content

Minor: Pedophilia, Stalking, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child death, Violence, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

kpombiere's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Murder, and Violence