Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

8 reviews

hellbender's review

dark reflective medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, War, Medical trauma, and Child death

taytots24's review

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical trauma, Death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

sharosuza's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Xenophobia, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Rape

koiolee's review

I don't know why I couldn't finish this book. I really enjoyed The Sun Also Rises, and I heard that this book was a better Hemingway book. The vibes were off and I usually enjoy war literature and war romance, but idk about this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and War

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

startjpw23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked the parts of the book that talked about the war. I felt they were unflinching in their portrayal of what WWI was like in Italy. I didn't find the dialogue between the 2 main characters realistic. The latter part of the book had a good amount of tension. The actions and attitudes of the soldiers were very believable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Sexism

hannasandmann's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I find it really hard to give a star rating to this book. I enjoyed reading it and I admire Hemingway's skill and I know I am going to come back to this book very often in my head, but quite often felt disconnected from what I think Hemingway's intentions were for the reader, e.g. I did not root for the romance at all. To the contrary, I hated their relationship. 

So the ending did not have the devestating effect on me, it could have had, had I actually enjoyed their relationship.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Medical trauma, War, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

julianh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs