Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

9 reviews

headachesince03's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Infidelity, and Infertility

lilo000's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Some beautiful description. Took me a minute to realize the connection between the two stories. Also took me a minute to  wrap my head around jumping time periods with each chapter but I got the hang of it eventually. I'm guessing the acknowledgements were narrated by the author - definitely made them that much more powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Hate crime, Gun violence, Death, War, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Sexism, Murder, Medical content, and Pregnancy

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, War, Abandonment, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Sexual content

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death, War, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Xenophobia, Slavery, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Abandonment, Grief, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content

my_a's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Alcohol, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Antisemitism

solaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I think the way the book handled the relationship between Joan and Derek at the end was clumsy but overall a solid read. The writing towards the end overall was very disappointing and left a lot to be desired. Despite this, it had some really engaging moments throughout, I couldn't put it down. I thought the constant switching of perspectives was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Abandonment, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content and Sexual content

rubl_b's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Infertility

slimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, and Domestic abuse

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Medical content, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, War, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism