Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

8 reviews

cadybooks's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Child death, Classism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

theenbybookworm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.25

WARNING : PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN READING THIS BOOK!!! AT THE VERY LEAST, PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS BELOW!!! MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE TOPICS TO CERTAIN READERS!!!
I generally enjoyed the book. Perhaps it was how I read it - it was required for my 8th grade English class -, but I feel like I might have enjoyed it more had I had better circumstances to read it under. Nonetheless, it is a very heartfelt and deep story. My favorite character was definitely Johnny - I love a good character-development. Overall, would recommend to someone who likes morals and angstier(?) stories about living in a difficult situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Drug use, Death of parent, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Domestic abuse

So many things that people need to be cautious about with this book.

The death of 3+ people are described in quite a bit of detail. This would be Johnny (who died from injuries of the fire), Dally (who generally went crazy after Johnny died and proceeded to make him an obvious target for police - essentially committing suicide), and Bob (who we had the description of his dead body and the aftermath quite clearly, as it is a main focus).

Evident Drug Use and Alcohol Use from multiple characters. Lots of Street and Gun Violence. Please be careful and aware before you read this.

oonagh_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Gun violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This book had me confused and conflicted about what the characters were thinking and why they made the decisions that they did. Particularly Ponyboy.

And I kind of spoiled myself by looking up clips from the film version, which was something I really should have avoided doing. 

But ultimately I felt that the ending saved it.

Sorry this review is a bit weird, I'm typing it from my phone, I might update it at a later date.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

Details to come.

crazy_cellist's review

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved the progression of the main character and others from the beginning to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Addiction, Hate crime, Classism, Death, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Abortion

mororke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Bullying, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

aoifemarie's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

regalreads's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence and Grief

Minor: Death of parent