Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Giver by Lois Lowry

16 reviews

izzygreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content and War

theprofessorsmadman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

there is considerable euthanasia

levilore_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The audiobook was really good especially as someone who has read this book previously. I loved the different voices although Jonas' voice was sometimes annoying. I think this is a great example of good dystopian storytelling and the length of it lends itself to those like me who have a hard time with sci-fi. Excited to finally read the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mandareads222's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Deportation

allysm0llbean's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

Covered this in my class and it was a fantastic book. It’s okay on dystopia and utopia ideologies is honestly top tear

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Medical content

marinapaso11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

the_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

jselliot's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Probably my first introduction to the dystopian genre, and an enduring favorite. The entire quartet is great, but the first book is arguably the best. It certainly made little-me think, and I've come back to it a few times since I first read it.

I see the movie as an alternate universe, and while it's not book-accurate, it's still entertaining for its own reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War