Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

14 reviews

menomica's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book is so eye-opening. I learned a lot about the Vietnam War and Vietnam in general. The book is constant tension and tragedy; You see on the ground how people were affected by the events of the war. It’s definitely not for everyone, it’s very dense and at times it drags, and the writing can be a bit stilted, but if you can sit down and allow yourself to feel the emotions of the Tram family, it’s very much worth it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Miscarriage, and Slavery

claudia_bow's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, and Violence

womanwill's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

• 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, Child death, Death, Violence, and Excrement

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Confinement, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

angelicathebookworm's review

challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Child death