Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

7 reviews

carriehaley89's review

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual assault

katerinakr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful sad slow-paced

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

I liked the plot wrapping -- one of the best I've read in ages.

The key part, though, is just annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Hate crime, Bullying, and Chronic illness

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

Minor: Medical trauma, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, and Genocide

glitterhobbit's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Death, Bullying, Antisemitism, War, Medical trauma, and Gore

rachelmorag's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

lacey_wi's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Cancer, Gore, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

lenni_sc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

cubobble3's review

emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism and Genocide

Minor: Medical trauma