Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

El Deafo by Cece Bell

17 reviews

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

A great look at the challenges of being a deaf child in the US in the mid-'70s, and of the struggles of being a kid in general.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness

annagrace43's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cultural appropriation, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

zombiezami's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Ableism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcohol and Death

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content

aliananana's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

amazing graphic novel with a cute art style! definitely recommend for a quick and easy read.

stats:
× time taken to read: ~1 hour
× date started: 27/07
× date completed: 27/07

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Vomit

ro_lux's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Ableism, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship

danajoy's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, and Bullying

Moderate: Vomit

jesthemess's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Ableism, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

rai's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

An informative memoir telling the author's story of growing up with a hearing aid after severe hearing loss due to menangitis at the age of 4. I didn't particularly care for the drawing style however it is cute and possibly relatable for younger reading. The story ends as she is still in elementary school and I would find the teenage years more relatable - but this is outside the scope of the graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I loved this middle grades graphic novel. Cece gets sick when she is younger and loses her hearing. This alone makes it a must read in my opinion. There aren’t enough books that have deaf main characters, especially from a semi-biographical perspective. It’s important to me to read more about the struggles and successes of people all kinds of people. I will share this book with my children when they’re around 9. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, and Toxic friendship