Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King

4 reviews

sestout's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Grief

takarakei's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I am not a big short story reader as I typically like to spend a whole book getting to know characters. However Lily King is one of my favorite authors so I had to give these a try. I certainly enjoyed some stories more than others. I like King’s writing style as she has a great ability to paint a scene and conjure nostalgia. I personally liked the titular story the most.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror and Abortion

I seriously recommend skipping the first story Creature if concerned about

graphic descriptions of SA. Hotel Seattle story also has SA/rape

sarahaf712's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Addiction, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

adeliab's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, and Sexual content