Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

10 reviews

becksusername's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

I'm crying in a coffeeshop.

I want to know if they made it to paradise - all of them. Even the first David, who was a spoiled brat. But especially Charlie

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Classism, Infidelity, Infertility, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Bullying

isobel_laura's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Ableism, Homophobia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

lisatz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Nachdem ich ein wenig Schwierigkeiten hatte reinzukommen, hat mich das Buch nach der Hälfte des ersten Buchs gepackt. Hanya Yanagihara spielt mit Motiven, Namen und Orten, die sich alle 100 Jahre wiederholen. An vielen Stellen war ich sehr verwirrt wer, wer ist und wessen Kinder oder Enkelkinder wieder aufgetaucht sind. Ich bleibe verwirrt zurück. Besonders das letzte Buch im Buch, Zone 8, hat mich sehr gefesselt. Yanagihara schreibt eindrücklich über ein Land, das von Peking regiert wird. Ständig Pandemien und immer ein moralisches Dilemma - vor allem für die Leser*innen wie der neueste Virus eingedämmt werden kann. 
Eine Frage zum Schluss. Wieso schreibt Yanagihara so gerne traumatische und verstörende Geschichten mit Männern in schwulen Beziehungen? Warum nicht lesbische Frauen? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Terminal illness, and War

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

qqjj's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Infertility, and Infidelity

celineh's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

Not too sure about how the books were connected. I saw some character overlaps but not really… the deep connection I expect if  stories are being put in one book. Also, I felt like the stories ended as soon as started to become invested in the characters. But I have to admit: despite my critique, I really enjoyed reading the book (just not finishing it). And I adore Yanagihara’s writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Infertility, and Terminal illness

deandra_lalonde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cancer, Police brutality, War, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Toxic friendship

keatynbergsten's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Grief, and Homophobia

jw03's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Colonisation and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

libraryfiend21's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

kkulhannie's review

challenging reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Outing, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, and War