Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

6 reviews

whatkathrynreads_'s review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Blood, and Medical trauma

ahsinggie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

Such a long time since I’ve read such an enthralling book! Slow start, but as soon as you hit the halfway mark, everything falls in place, the page flipping speeds up, I was distracted at work just because I had to find out what happened next! Ethical challenges of medicine, motherhood, the moral grey areas of human dynamics, the ever annoyance of capitalism, the mutual conflict between modern and tribal lives, conservation and protection of ecology. This book packs themes upon themes into a very easy read. Fantastic plot. You will come to love the characters, even if you do not at other points. Prep your heartstrings to be tugged and dropped and tugged again. I would absolutely reread this book

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Medical content

gailcooksandreads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I had a hard time getting into this one but got more invested in the second half. However, I found the ending disturbing. Might lower my rating after I sit with it awhile. The novel has moments of brilliance but was not overly gripping for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

laurasullivan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Drug use, Chronic illness, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Vomit, Infertility, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Infidelity

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, Drug use, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

alicia_c's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

Minor: Drug use