Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

6 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

An extremely odd book. Undoubtedly intriguing and very well-written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Genocide, Death, Sexism, War, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Child death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

franklola's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, War, Alcohol, Animal death, and Violence

jlongstaff's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Sexual assault

readingwithkt's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

mrising1's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This story is beautiful.  Even with the elements of nihilism and hopelessness there is something so stunning about the unending perseverance. Ursula's life is like a repeating refrain as a song fades out. This is such a unique way to approach topics that can feel oversaturated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, and Medical trauma

This novel is graphic and heartbreaking in so many areas. This piece is done excellently, but it's best not to read this if you're in a low place.

jowmy4's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

Parts of this book are set during the Spanish flu, the London Blitz, the Bombing of Berlin and the German Third Reich, and feature the expected horrors of each setting. However, I think part of the point of the book is to say that tragedies, horrors and other malign things happen all the time, even outside of these big events and even in seemingly-idyllic and safe locations.