Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

8 reviews

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Alcohol, Classism, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Animal death, and Fatphobia

kcrockford's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Grief, and War

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

sytaylor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I'm amazed at how easy and enjoyable it is to read an almost 1000-page book.  This author is amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and War

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, War, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Grief

noctadea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Blood, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

tiffanysmith's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

I enjoy Gabaldon’s immersion into historical times and characters, but this did get quite slow for me toward the middle. To keep my momentum, I actually switched to audiobook to get through the middle and then went back to reading toward the end when the excitement redeveloped. The pacing of the first book was somewhat better, but it also had it’s moments of unhurried storytelling. 

Still, I love how she drew me in with details and emotion. Gabaldon is very skilled with gifting the reader with all their senses during the read. It’s as if you can taste, hear, and smell every moment for better or worse. This is a true reflection of the magic of being immersed in an amazing read. 

There were a few moments I had some conflicting thoughts about how the author approached rape and sex in this installment. Some of Jamie’s remarks/actions were probably in remarkably bad taste. Admittedly, the events of Claire and Jamie’s relationship take place in the 18th century, so relationships were quite different back then. I don’t believe Jamie is a bad man, only that there were some specific choices of words or actions he made that  made me cringe at the vulgarity. 

Overall, the book is well-written and I do feel like I am a part of the world woven by the author. It’s full of beautiful moments of love and heartbreak, as well as loyalty, betrayal, and a sincere fierceness to protect those that we hold most dear. And then the heartbreak! I look forward to the next book! I’ve realized by now that I’m committed and in it for the long-haul. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Grief, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, and Murder

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Dementia, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide