Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

3 reviews

jaduhluhdabooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Friendship. Loss. Family. Grief. This is a story, a series of lines strung together much like ZJs songs about knowing someone but no longer having them around, even though they’re physically present. 

This short series of poems follows an NFL player who slowly suffers from CTE, narrated through the lens of his son and his three best friends. It’s powerful and rich and gut wrenching. Finished this one quickly and felt all the tugs in my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Dementia

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Dementia, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Dementia