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Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
41 reviews
hanz's review against another edition
3.0
In particular, loved (was appropriatel angered) by the stories about her childhood illness and pregnancy.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Murder and Rape
veposve's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Death, Infertility, Medical content, and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual harassment
annakh16's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Violence, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Excrement, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
aseel_reads's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Miscarriage
annabunce's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
skillwithaquill's review against another edition
5.0
None of the usual trappings of inspiration porn, healing through Jesus, or spiritual woowoo that many memoirs about illness and near-death experiences fall into. It’s thoughtful, but not preachy. Meaningful, but not maudlin. I’ll definitely revisit it in the future.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny and Death
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Excrement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Other content warnings & specifics: medical sexism, graphic discussions of childbirth & c-section, attempted assault & kidnapping, child in peril, graphic depiction of a near drowning, claustrophobia, abortion (in the context of a missed miscarriage requiring surgical intervention).vanesst's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, and Grief
qtcarolyn's review
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Miscarriage, Bullying, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Sexual violence, Dysphoria, and Animal death
leefox's review
3.5
Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, and Medical content
frankieclc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Blood, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Violence