Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

29 reviews

katrinaward's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma

emmakorynta's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

jackiepreston's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny 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: No

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think this book would have been better without the romance. Hayden never felt like more than a cardboard cutout of a character, so I never cared about the romance and whether one of them getting this writing job over the other would affect their relationship. 

Now the story of Alice and Margaret learning to trust each other, and Margaret's mostly-true stories, were a major highlight. I enjoyed Alice as a main character, even if I couldn't relate to her overly-sunny disposition. If more of the story could have been these two interacting (maybe with more Jodi too?) I would have liked this more.

I also didn't care for the choice to make Hayden the secret grandchild here. Because I didn't connect to him at all throughout this book, and how we got a single conversation about his mom, it felt like a let down for that relationship (or lack thereof) to be the catalyst of the book. Either make it connected to Alice or flesh out both Hayden and his mother more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy

todaymariaread's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-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

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This book is so Evelyn Hugo coded, which is both a blessing and a curse bc I LOVE Evelyn Hugo so I ate this upppp BUT it does feel a bit too familiar in some places. However, I LOVE this experimental prose Emily used in this book—would love more in that style! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma

cuppajo16's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy

jeaniemcgarvey's review against another edition

3.25

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting

vic_and_twisted's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A sweeping Old Hollywood love story that would dazzle fans of Evelyn Hugo, nestled within a frame narrative about what it's like to fall in love and give only half of yourself, Great Big Beautiful Life is a sprawling look at all the types of family dysfunction you could possibly have, and all the different kinds of love that come out of it. You think you've guessed right and you haven't. GBBL is also a damning portrayal of celebrity culture and the way obsession can cost lives. But it's still a love story, I promise.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexism, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

shiradfrankel's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

sytaylor's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

bb02's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I would have loved to read this in dual perspective! But I LOVED this book! Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors, she creates beautifully crafters stories with an intriguing plot. The style of book was slightly different from her usual writing, but it kept me guessing, and trying to put all the pieces together. The ending was unexpected, but tied it all together. It was fantastic! 10/10 recommend

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment