Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Angels in America by Tony Kushner

16 reviews

kjzilke's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.25

This book just really isn’t my cup of tea. It took a lot of willpower to finish it. The saving grace was phenomenal voice acting, but otherwise it was delirious and I didn’t get anything out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

lambclown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death

marthadude's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Absolute masterpiece. Is perhaps one of the best fictional characters (along with Belize) and Louis is one of the worst.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Outing

emily_hooper's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Antisemitism

the_true_monroe's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I saw this on Broadway two years ago today, and when I heard my brother had read it in class, I got so excited... he leant me his copy to read and I am so glad I did. Such a beautiful and powerful play, that I am lucky to have seen live and read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Homophobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Toxic friendship

clarathromycin's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual harassment

remimicha's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Body horror, Mental illness, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Infidelity, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Physical abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, and Excrement

shieldbearer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

This play absolutely deserved the Pulitzer, my god. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Excrement, Misogyny, Medical content, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Drug use, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, Terminal illness, Death, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Abandonment

burnt_milk's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Wild. Absolutely wild. These characters are rich and so messy. The way Roy Cohn's character is written in particular is horrifyingly resonant re: the last few years. I adore Belize and love how awful and pretentious and selfish Louis is, and how sneakingly real he feels. I can't pretend to understand half of Perestroika LOL but this play remains an integral part of AIDS history for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming

readingpicnic's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Excrement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism and Miscarriage