Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

186 reviews

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

cinnamonghostie's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

This book made my brain hurt

First off, why did they light the fire from inside the house? I don't care how drunk you are, you can't be that stupid! The author failed to convince me that the Sinclair Family was ever a rich and prestigious family. The grandpa seems so fake. In one chapter he's all happy-go-lucky and in the next he's threatening his own family, I don't know what his superior motive with the Sinclairs even is. The ending was so out of nowhere. I don't know how someone can hallucinate their friends to that extent. And to blame it on the medicine? What kind of medicine was Cadence taking? I think her doctors are drug dealers. Sorry if this review makes no sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

klasterni_tajemstvi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical trauma, Racism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal death, Dementia, and Gaslighting

swiftie4evermore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I got only halfway through the book and it is not appropriate for ages under 14. I heard that the farther you go the more inappropriate it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Vomit, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, and Sexual content

irisvdn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The first half of the book I had no clue what was going on or what the plot was. But around halfway I got it and I couldn't put it down. The ending was unexpected, not sure if I liked it but it was good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Animal death, Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

kayleejanes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

joanachsf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Death, Animal death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Classism, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, and Child death

sophiabooks6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Though the book was very challenging, this is by far one of the greatest things I've ever read. The plot is super captivating and the characters are mostly relatable. I wouldn't recomend the book to anyone who gets confused easily in plots that have very frequent flash backs and often metaphorical writing, but if you can handle those things you'll love this book. It have a very dark tone to it and a plot twist at the end that will completely surprise you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Blood, and Animal death

the_3bs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, and Death

hdoomk's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical trauma, and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Racism