Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

10 reviews

carissa230's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Definitely a book for dog lovers. We all want to know that our dogs love us as much as we love them. That we are giving them as much as they give us. Enzo shows that he loves his family as much as they love him. 

Enzo is living a wonderfully happy life with his human Denny. Denny loves to race cars and be with Enzo, but then Denny meets another human. At first, Enzo is not a fan of Eve. Eve is taking Denny's time and he doesn't want anyone to take Denny's time. But Eve does something that Enzo likes which is bring him Zoe. Zoe is life-changing for Enzo. Enzo loves the tiny human almost as much as Denny. 

When Eve gets sick Enzo stays with her for a while to make her feel better. Eve has to leave to live with her other humans and Zoe while she tries to get better. This is a lot for a dog to handle.

The story is told well through the dogs perspective. There are obvious gaps in the story as the dog wasn't involved in situations. The story is told through conversations that he overhears so the reader doesn't really miss anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Grief

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

The way the author writes women is uncomfortable to me. The scene with the 15 year old female cousin seemed creepy and irrelevant to book that’s supposed to be from a dogs pov. I thought this was going to be better and more wholesome I guess? Instead the dog hates women but I don’t see how that’s necessary…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Misogyny, Grief, Sexism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Excrement, and Violence

annelihghh's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Cancer, Classism, Pregnancy, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Chronic illness

notjillsanders's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.0

It’s weird how much this dog talked about having sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Classism, Animal death, and Pregnancy

annbanane's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, and Terminal illness

Minor: Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Medical content, and Pregnancy

lenavejar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual harassment

littledarlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

so much love for this book aaaaaaa

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content

caitlink's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content

badspringbye's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

heavy... and not at the same time. i may know nothing about racing nor a fan of it, but I'm surprised how the author managed to describe things to the littlest details and tell us how these move from the perspective of a dog.

I annotated this one a lot, I sure did. there are a looot of remarkable lines. love it sm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Cancer

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit