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sturgeonfish's review against another edition
3.5
i loved the author's writing style and the narrative voice. absolutely terrifying & horrific....
tatiana_lyons's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
cpeters2384's review against another edition
5.0
Horror is my most read genera with thriller close in toe. I respect it so because of its original passion to be the mirror for society.
This book has a two fold lens with a multitude of bullet points for each. This book discusses the unethical elements of medicine with the focus of human test subjects. The second is economical disparities and how they are grossly abused. I loved the execution and the well applied knowledge for both. It’s not gentile. It’s a gut punch. Think Natural Beauty meets Get Out while the second half of the book feels it’s all taking place during a sick fever dream. There’s a wicked edging of truth that made me cringe during passages of tests and body horror results. Maybe I appreciated this more than others because of my background and/or my interests in certain inequities, but all the same I suggest giving this a read.
This book has a two fold lens with a multitude of bullet points for each. This book discusses the unethical elements of medicine with the focus of human test subjects. The second is economical disparities and how they are grossly abused. I loved the execution and the well applied knowledge for both. It’s not gentile. It’s a gut punch. Think Natural Beauty meets Get Out while the second half of the book feels it’s all taking place during a sick fever dream. There’s a wicked edging of truth that made me cringe during passages of tests and body horror results. Maybe I appreciated this more than others because of my background and/or my interests in certain inequities, but all the same I suggest giving this a read.
readingescapes's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
larastangaciu's review against another edition
4.0
I'd give it 3.5 because I expected some more sci-fi content. Overall, it was interesting.
jessicaistired's review against another edition
3.0
There were parts of this that were excellent, but overall it was too uneven for me. It’s based on the USA’s history of conducting horrific and unethical medical studies on black and brown people. There are too many moving parts in the book that don’t all fully coalesce, and there are aspects that are too half-baked. It’s still a disturbing and unnerving read, but it also doesn’t fully explore what it needs to. Ultimately, I think it probably would have worked better as a short story or novella.
badwolfreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Lakewood
Megan Giddings
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
OPENING LINE: "Lena's grandmother's final instructions were that the funeral should be scheduled for 11 a.m. but would start at 11:17 when everyone would be there and seated."
ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Lena agrees to be part of a mysterious research study to help pay her mother's medical bills but she quickly finds out there's more to the study than she thought.
• This was such an interesting plot
• Poor Lena, she really felt trapped
• Kept me engaged - I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next
• Author did a great job of creating a fever dream kind of feeling
• The studies being done and the invasiveness of them was disturbing
• I liked how the author tied it in to testing on African Americans (similar to the Tuskegee Experiment)
• I would've liked to find out what the point of the studies were
• Story kind of ended abruptly
printedonvellum's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
2.75
The book explores some important territory and would be a good entrance point into the history of black medical mistreatment and exploitation.
However, the author doesn't take all of these things full-circle. Many points are made, but they aren't borne out by the specifics of the plot or character action.
Additionally, there's a lot of setups that never result in any payoff. And the ending feels very rushed. Sort of feels like it had another revisions or two in it but the publisher wanted it out NOW.
However, the author doesn't take all of these things full-circle. Many points are made, but they aren't borne out by the specifics of the plot or character action.
Additionally, there's a lot of setups that never result in any payoff. And the ending feels very rushed. Sort of feels like it had another revisions or two in it but the publisher wanted it out NOW.
slrich9024's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25