Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Atonement by Ian McEwan

14 reviews

karls_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Sexual content, War, Dementia, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

maess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

debbiesummers's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

livruther's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

I think the book could have become an entirely new level of impactful if the cast of characters was more diverse. I hated the narration in the first part, and I thought most of the second part was boring, but I enjoyed the third and fourth parts. I thought the imagery of the soldiers in the hospital was really gripping. I thought the part with Luc was really sweet. I also really loved the character of Robbie. Even though it made me angry and sad, I thought the ending was really well done, and it is definitely a book that has stuck with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, War, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Dementia

Minor: Rape, Death, and Grief

louisebeereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

Superb book. A challenging read exploring the far reaching consequences of a child's overactive imagination coupled with conviction and witnessing a crime. Set before and during WWII, McEwan masterfully explores multiple POVs both female and male. Would recommend highly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, and Dementia

tillyfish's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit

anna_99l's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I firmly believe that 'Atonement' is only of the few cases where it is acceptable to say that you prefer either the movie or the book. However, this does not take away from McKewan's writing in the slightest. This is not a book for those that are looking for a fast paced novel - half of the novel takes place in one afternoon. Rather, the book is very character driven.

I find Atonement so compelling because it reminds me that no matter how sorry you are about a past wrong, oftentimes our desire to repent cannot be actualised. There are some wrongs that cannot be righted and we have to live with our own actions. This makes me appreciate the gravity of my actions more, although I don't think I would have every acted like Brioney regardless of whether I had read the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

grace17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

The writing was just beautiful, with amazing descriptions and a story that was truly heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual harassment

paperback_moon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, and War