Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

5 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Blood, Medical content, Bullying, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: War and Gun violence

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.75

An important read about an ongoing subject. Plus the two narratives meld very well together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Drug use

This will hit hard for anyone who has experienced the loss of a friend or childhood guardian due to bigoted values.

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Medical content

bookcaptivated's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Bullying, and Cursing