Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

15 reviews

sirissacgluten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Islamophobia, and Abortion

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstenf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, and Pregnancy

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was such an emotional rollercoaster and such a difficult read. But wow. It was so incredible, raw, graphic, hopeful. I found it to be incredibly difficult and sad to read at the beginning through so many of Nahr's experiences. As the story goes on, there is more and more hope. 

I think it was a hard read because you know even though this is fiction, there are people with stories like this, people like other characters in the book. 
Definitely recommend but check the trigger warnings. 

I will admit that it has a slower start and I struggled with the pacing and the plot at the beginning, just with it being such graphic and difficult experiences written for a long portion. But as the story evolved and broadened it made more sense why it started out that way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit

sjanke2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Excrement, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

rattification's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is incredible. The emotion is tangible, and it's hard not to be totally sucked into the character's lives. Some of the dialogue was a little "girlboss"-esque, but everything felt genuine, and it didn't detract from the plot in the slightest. Definitely a worthwhile read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder