Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

8 reviews

zoe_werdy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book ripped my heart out and genuinely made me sob but what a beautiful and shattering story of grief through the eyes of a child. My copy was beautifully illustrated as well which propelled my whole heart into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death, and Medical trauma

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma and Violence

Minor: Medical content

giulianalb99's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Bullying, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Medical content

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

One of the saddest books I've read, but important and wonderfully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Bullying, Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

dilara2912w's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Cancer, Death, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

books_and_coffee_vibes's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book broke my heart. It really is one it those books that you can only read once. 

I loved the way the book was made especially how the monster was the yew tree and how he came to heal. I love how the monster was Conner in a way how his actions where those of Conors. 

I loved the interpretation of the school life for him. How everyone treated him like glass and hardly spoke to him. Tiptoeing around the fact that his mom had cancer. 

<when the monster said that he did not come to heal her and that he came to heal you, I felt that. I cried during that. I could feel it in my stomach. When he said that I knew there was no hope and I think I knew it all along jusy like Conor did but I wanted to believe that maybe it would be okay. Also the last line of that book “I held her tightly so I could finally let her go” the author didn’t need to do that to me. </spolier>> </spolier> 

This book was heart wrenching from the beginning to the end.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Violence

shelley_callus's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

scandalion's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Learning of the story behind it's creation only adds to this beautiful tale. I vividly remember when I finished this book when I was at school, tears streaming down my face. My Mum walked in and all I could tell her was to read the book herself. She too bawled her eyes out, and it is one of those moments of clarity, of human emotion at its finest, that I will treasure forever. Phenomenal book.

PS. Get the illustrated addition that's black and white, that seems to be drawn with charcoal. It's beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Grief