Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Wierzyliśmy jak nikt by Rebecca Makkai

60 reviews

jim_jam's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad 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? No

5.0

Really really good but you will cry a lot reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Grief, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

annaledbetter's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Medical content

Moderate: Police brutality, Grief, and Excrement

Minor: Homophobia

xenvirtue's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Death, Police brutality, and Sexual content

charvermont's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Pregnancy, Vomit, Violence, Police brutality, and Homophobia

bookswithisabel's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Violence, Pregnancy, and Suicide

alaina's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a wonderful and heartbreaking book. You have to know going in that it is sad, and you will cry if you're someone who cries while reading, but don't let that put you off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

gagne's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Homophobia, Grief, Excrement, Cursing, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use

ambersbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thanks to the raging shitshow known as 2020, this book took me about 1 million years to get through. (What is focus?) Regardless, it brought me to my knees. Yes, it was filled with grief and loss, but also so much love. These are characters that will live with me for a long, long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Focuses on AIDS crisis; fairly graphic description of disease progression