Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

60 reviews

laurahartfield's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

clea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Death of parent

hinkleh's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

celey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Incredible. The writing positively shimmers. The emotional journeys are raw and real. A slight element of supernatural forces kept me guessing. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Many challenging topics and ideas are explored in this book. It is all done very thoughtfully.

alexijai98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I can tolerate only so much Renaissance Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rosenau's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nikmalikov's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

beautifully, heartbreakingly haunting (mental health out the window over that ending i fear).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

directorpurry's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent