easily digestible nonfiction. the language used was a little cringe at times but i appreciate the range of perspectives and inclusive discussion3.00 ★
easily digestible nonfiction. the language used was a little cringe at times but i appreciate the range of perspectives and inclusive discussions.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[discussions of chronic illness and pain, specifically endometritis, and related medical treatment and procedures including surgery and acupuncture, infertility discussed (hide spoiler)].
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[persecution for witchcraft/magic discussed, familial disownment, alcohol consumption, accidental magical a3.00 ★
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[persecution for witchcraft/magic discussed, familial disownment, alcohol consumption, accidental magical amputation of a hand, physical injury & illness, grief and loss depiction, murder of a mentor (off-page), explosions & bombings (on-page), war discussed (hide spoiler)].
I suppose that if you speak long enough into the void, someone is bound to start listening.
2.75 ★
a truly creepy, unsettling, eerie horror but the
I suppose that if you speak long enough into the void, someone is bound to start listening.
2.75 ★
a truly creepy, unsettling, eerie horror but the characters were bland, the writing shallow, and uh, the native american representation was kind of shitty? especially when you take into consideration the author's note
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[emetophobia discussed, childhood trauma resulting in memory loss, blood/gore and dead bodies discussed, graphic emesis, stillbirth discussed, grief and loss depiction, death of a friend (off-page), loss of autonomy (possession), stalking (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: protagonist with emetophobia; love interest with a sleep disorder; Native American scs.
i'm disappointed i didn't enjoy it as much as kiim jiyoung, born 1982. it didn't pack as much punch as i wanted; although that could have been c3.00 ★
i'm disappointed i didn't enjoy it as much as kiim jiyoung, born 1982. it didn't pack as much punch as i wanted; although that could have been commentary itself on the characters' resignation in the face of extreme capitalisation. a little meh.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[ableism, classism, sexual assault, pregnancy, abortion, suicide, death of a child, blood & injury depiction, unethical human experimentation & medical procedures (on-page), gun violence, police brutality, animal cruelty (hide spoiler)].
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[Military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) including flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks, alcohol consumption, physical illness and injury including a chronic shoulder injury and pneumonia, depiction of a dead body, graphic body horror (theme), military enlistment during wartime discussed, animal hunting mentioned (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: Alex (mc) is nonbinary (ka/kan), has Military PTSD, a chronic shoulder injury, and tinnitus.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[ableism, involuntary conservatorship discussed in-detail, paedophilia mentioned, parental divorce, cheating, chi➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[ableism, involuntary conservatorship discussed in-detail, paedophilia mentioned, parental divorce, cheating, child neglect, anxiety, parent with alcoholism, alcohol consumption, smoking, abortion, pregnancy and childbirth mentioned, involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation for misdiagnosis of substance addiction, hospitalisation of a sibling for a lawn mowing accident mentioned, death of a grandmother from drowning, suicide of a grandmother from a gunshot wound (after being institutionalised for losing her newborn of three days) mentioned, car accident (on-page) (hide spoiler)].
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[alcohol consumption, anxiety and panic attacks (on-page), and being trapped under ici couldn't handle the cringe
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[alcohol consumption, anxiety and panic attacks (on-page), and being trapped under ice and nearly drowning as a child mentioned (hide spoiler)].
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[pregnancy, hospitalisation for childbirth, and medical content including treatment and needles (on-page) (hide s➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[pregnancy, hospitalisation for childbirth, and medical content including treatment and needles (on-page) (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: Maggie (mc) has a dander/feather allergy; sc with anaphylactic allergies.