Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

True Biz by Sara Nović

123 reviews

in_themoonlight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Injury/Injury detail

lrystarr's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Medical trauma

novella42's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-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

5.0

OUTSTANDING. Read it in a single day, I could not put it down. A must-read, especially for hearing people. Damn, that was a good story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Drug use, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism

stripes_and_naps's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about Deaf Culture. The only downside for me was that the ending felt too abrupt and anticlimactic but I understand why that was a choice that the author made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Ableism, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

risetorecede's review

dark emotional slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Ableism, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia, Alcohol, Racism, Car accident, and Child abuse

livreittoashley's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Ableism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment, Dementia, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

tamarina's review

emotional informative reflective tense

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

4.0

Loved the book and it gave me so much insight and mostly just rage against ableism and audism. As a hearing disabled person there was both a lot of new insights and a lot of relatable things. I was amazed at how quickly the protagonist learned ASL and I so much loved the myth of Eyeth. I was astonished about the history of Martha's Vineyard and so so angry about the closing of so many Deaf schools. I loved the stubbornness of the protagonist and how her choices were portrayed. The sex positive viewpoint of the narrative. And how was a reader I did a total turn in how I looked upon the activities of the group she got involved in, from quite negative to kind of rooting for them. Loved the complexity in all of this. And the way different perspectives in the Deaf community were portrayed.

Not five stars though because the ending was rather abrupt and rushed.

I really want to try and get my hands on the Dutch version as I'm really curious about the information about Dutch Sign Language (NGT) and Dutch Deaf culture!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

ajoyr's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Body horror

Minor: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Alcohol, and Drug use

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

FUCKKKKK WAS THIS GOOD!!! I CANNOT RANT & RAVE ABOUT THIS BOOK ANYMORE THAN IM BOUT TO. EASILY MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF 2024 (so far)
this book has everything and more
- as a disabled person i go NUTS for representation. a book where most main characters are deaf, written by a deaf author? im a rabid dog im so thrilled
- the excerpts following charlie were so brilliant and added to this book quite a lot, such as the excerpt on alexander bell when she's learning about him in history class
- the excerpts about signs too!!!!! i loved them!!!!! 
- the mention of the intersectionality between race & disability AND gender & disability.... chefs kiss
- highlighting BASL (which i didn't even know existed!) (granted im australian but still)!! this taught me so much about deaf culture in such an endearing and interesting form
- loved to see a CODA. i used to be able-bodied (long story) and as a child of disabled parents i resonated with february. obviously in very different ways, but mainly due to the underlying commonality between us (or at least a commonality that used to exist)
- wlw rep LETS GOOOOOOOO
- charlie and austin..... my loves. my little baby grills. i also loved kayla a LOT. couldn't stop picturing mel as mel buttle but u know what it works! every character felt like their own person, with motives and goals and a LIFE outside of the main plot. 
- writing style was magnificent
- writing FORMAT????? ugh i was in love. the little italics to show when a character was signing vs orally speaking? perfect. the chapter titles being the main pov's initial fingerspelled???? magnificent.
this book accomplished so much. there were so many themes and none of them felt poorly fleshed out. this book covers everything - grief, eugenics, isolation, race, ableism, jealousy, teenage romance, rebellion, gentrification, community, ableism (both outright and unknowingly), and so much more. 
i don't think i can truly put into words how much i loved this novel. this book is very clearly a love letter to the deaf community, and i have to say i fell hook line & sinker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Racism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Police brutality

merylmakreads's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Ableism, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse