Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

8 reviews

nirejalk's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Grief

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Infertility, Pregnancy, Medical content, Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I was stuck on a rating for this fort a bit. I think I would give the audiobook 5 stars but if I read this on paper it probably would have been 4 stars so I split the difference. The narrator of this audiobook absolutely sucks you in and transports you to 1950s India. I loved the rich descriptions of smells and tastes that were given, however I feel like in text this could have felt bogged down. The story itself is inspiring and deals with issues of autonomy, independence, and family. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next one in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Islamophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

this was very heartfelt and also informative. i really enjoyed this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Islamophobia, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit

thevietvegan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful story. I don't know a lot about Hindu and Muslim culture in India, but I feel like I was able to participate in a small sliver of it with how vivid this book is. The characters are so real, the hurt is real, and the growth feels real.

This book explores what motherhood means, the ripple of effects of ones actions, and how it can be futile to try and do everything on your own and that sometimes things are simply not about you nor are your fault.

I felt so much kinship to Lakshmi because of her feelings and experience while straddling the line of being a caretaker but wanting the closeness of a sister. Wanting friendship but feeling the weight of responsibility.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death