Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

15 reviews

streberkatze's review against another edition

The first part of the book was incredibly gripping. Fink did an incredible job showing the reader the complexity of the situation and the sheer desperation and exhaustion that underlay everything that happened at Memorial Hospital during those five days. And she does so without ever being sensationalist. But while I appreciated this level of detail in the first part, it was too much for me in the second part. I gave it another try by listening to the audiobook version, but it was just too slow for me (especially so much has been written about the legal battle that ensued in shorter form). I'd still recommend this book. The second part just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Excrement, and Murder

hurricaneflora's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Ableism

amyalicejakob's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Really enjoyed this. I loved the way that the author managed to convey the intricacies of what was happening in the hospital as well as what was happening culturally and what the world was saying and thinking about everything. It read as a thriller, and I couldn't put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, and War

sara_lena's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness