Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

18 reviews

jenlferg's review

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Medical trauma

thulanileigh's review

adventurous dark funny informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Violence, and Murder

rosieholmes99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual content, War, Gore, Grief, Blood, Child death, Murder, and Sexual assault

limdurlu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, War, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

rmb27's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Alcoholism

This story goes from being almost a history textbook to graphic sexual assault and back multiple times. It’s just not worth it.

sweetheart_ok's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Gabaldon weaves an intriguing story that flows from present to past, connecting characters across space and time. Her characters are flawed and all the more lovable for it. The plot is exciting and offers plenty of nail-biting scenes, yet also captures the moral development (and dilemmas) of the characters. This book is delightfully tantalizing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

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

irishbelle10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, War, and Murder

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Dragonfly in Amber reunites us Claire Randall Fraser and some of our many other beloved and not so beloved characters from the first Outlander novel. This book does a time hop a current Claire with her now grown daughter Brianna unfolds the truth behind Brianna's father and what happened that lead Claire to have to come back through the stones. We learn the attempts made to try to save the men from the dreaded fate of the many bloodshed battles about to occur over the Scottish lands. 

Diana Gabaldon does an amazing job interweaving incredibly accurate historical information into her writings. I have learned so much about various Scottish tribes and have gone on to do my own leisure reading about the different real life clans myself. The author also includes extensive research into medical and livelihood means during this time period which really transport one into the book. 

I enjoy the diversity of character's in this book including the every mysterious minor character Master Raymond. Mother Hildegarde and her dog Bouton have a special place in my heart. And Donas the loyal horse. 
My only downfall for this novel is the first 350ish pages were slow. It was hard to get into and the characters POV's would occasionally switch without notice and it would take a moment to realize who was narrating. Although the beginning was a slow start, all the information was needed and necessary to understanding everything that was and is to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Gore, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Abortion, and Sexism

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