Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people by Tracy Kidder

4 reviews

pbruce593's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, and Violence

chloesnotscared's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug use

Minor: Rape, Grief, and Pedophilia

laurasullivan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Blood, Death, and Confinement

hopbj's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

This book takes the topic of homelessness under a microscope by focusing on individual stories about homeless people this doctor met. I had a hard time getting myself engaged with any of the stories or getting myself to like the characters. I think a more broad big picture story about homelessness in Boston would have been more interesting to me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault