Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

3 reviews

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Animal death, Homophobia, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Incest, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Xenophobia, Body shaming, and Police brutality

squiddybooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is so much about me and my traumas. It's really quite one of those at the top that really nourishes my inner life. In a way, it's helped me heal and come to terms with many things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child death, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

renjamin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This might be one of my favourite books of all time. I’ve never found myself so emotionally invested in characters. I flew through it and didn’t really even blink at the 897 page count. I think that Wally Lamb truly has a gift for representing the human condition with all of its faults and all of its beauty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality