Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

19 reviews

sloan_emmi92's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Wow. This book was one of the most heartbreaking stories I’ve ever read. The way everything was portrayed made me feel like I understood perfectly, and the issues discussed and represented were put into perspective. I loved this story, and it’s so so sad but makes you reflect on life. This is so lighthearted read- that’s for sure. It would’ve been a 4 star, but just wasn’t QUITE there but such a great story. (I come back to the review and change someday- I haven’t decided yet:))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Medical content, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

iridestiny's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

imagine if you were a poor communicator, married a poor communicator, and then gave birth to three poor communicators... 

now imagine if you had learned how to communicate your daughter wouldn't have died. that's this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide and Racial slurs

viviundworte's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Sexism, Child death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Blood

lucetheguce's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicide

mjhill's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Racism, Medical content, Death, and Racial slurs

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

emherrick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

likkida's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wäre definitiv eine 5, wenn ich nicht die ganze zeit so mega wütend auf die Entscheidungen mancher Charaktere gewesen wäre. Wollte eigentlich erst nur 4 geben, aber als dann endlich ab Seite 200

auch Queerness thematisiert wird, musste es so hoch bewertet werden wie das halt mit Marilyn als Charakter möglvih ist ne ?

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death

Minor: Medical content, Racial slurs, and Suicide

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The book was difficult to get into at first, with the slow pacing and long chapters. But I really began to enjoy this book after the first 75 pages! I loved getting to know each character, even if they frustrated me or confused me at times.

The book takes an interesting look at each family member’s secrets, grief, and insecurities. It’s definitely a character driven novel but one that kept me hooked and invested in how it would end!

Ng has a beautiful way of writing and telling stories. After reading this and previously, Little Fires Everywhere, I want to read everything she writes in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Medical content

atalea's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, Racism, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Pregnancy