Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Drowning by T.J. Newman

17 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, and Cancer

princessdana36's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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

This book was a super fast read. The action picks up from the very first page and doesn’t slow down. It slams into the end of the book and you’re left with tousled hair and whiplash. The writing was good, I just hope the science was/is real and I can hopefully get in an airplane again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Medical trauma

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the most heart-pounding and adrenaline induced book comas I’ve ever had!! I was fully taken under (pun intended) by this modern day survival story. The times of the day when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. And the times I was reading it, I was thinking OH MY GOD HOW IS THIS GONNA END?!! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH, AND THEN A PLANE SINKING??!!

I’d been wanting to read this for a long time now, but waited until after I’d taken several flights and had no more in the near future because, well, duh. This book is like your worst fears come to life, and the way Newman wrote it, it’s so scarily accurate. Not to mention, one of the main characters in this nightmare situation was named Shannon, so that only furthered how immersive the novel was to begin with. 

Alas, it was an incredible book. You’ll want to read it all in sitting, if possible. I’ve always found the stories behind disaster scenarios fascinating and this one was well-researched and supported to really make you understand what it would be like in real life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was just wow. I’m blown away by the storyline and the characters bc they were written so well, it genuinely immerses you into the book to the point where you are just as anxious as the characters about what the next move of survival will be.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

4.25

Well, I can see why it’s a best
Selling book. I cried a few times because the author was so spot on with how it feels to watch someone
Die OR how first responders see/feel things in the moment.

As a critical care worker working my best to buy myself above the ever-present workplace depression , I had to take many breaks.
I would also warn other healthcare workers to maybe pass on this one until you’re in a safe space and healthy mindspace. 💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

If you’re a medical provider, the depictions of death and dying might hit you pretty hard. I’m struggling with depression and it hit me pretty hard. Good book though, loved so much about it!

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Excrement, Violence, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, and Cursing

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Terminal illness

jennabeck13's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Drowning by T.J. Newman

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)

Genre: Suspense

About 290 pages

When Flight 1421 crashed shortly after takeoff, the water landing was initially thought of as a blessing as most passengers survived the landing. That blessing was short-lived as jet fuel started leaking and the water started on fire. In an effort to save those who couldn’t get on a raft, they shut the doors to the plane, effectively turning it into a submarine as the plane begins to sink. With only a few hours of oxygen, the rescue crews must scramble to come up with a solution to save the remaining passengers. One crew member, Chris, is particularly determined to safely rescue the passengers as her daughter and ex-husband are stuck on that plane. In a race against time, both those on and off the plane must get creative if they want to prevent drowning.

It seems like a character flaw of myself that I’ve read books about plane crashes a week before a flight twice this year… but the resulting anxiety was worth it. Newman nailed this one! Her real-life experience as a flight attendant adds so much value to her storytelling. It was so easy to picture every moment unfolding and she kept me on my toes the entire read. I really hope that Newman continues writing and I can’t wait to see what producers come up with when bringing this one to the big screen! 

Favorite Quotes:

“And that was all life was. Shifting the balance, every day, to make room for joy and grace in whatever circumstances you’ve got before your time runs out.”

“Time is luck. You grab it. You hold on tight. And you be there. You have to be there for it. It’s going, with or without you. And no one knows for how long. No one knows.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Confinement, Child death, Grief, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Cancer