Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

6 reviews

chris_reads's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

spooderman's review

dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

raitherabbit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

When I tallied my scores for each of the stories, it added up exactly to 3/5 and I didn’t think that was fair. There were some blunders, with a low of 2/5, but I think the quality of the 5-star stories matter more. Not every story is gonna be a banger, but I think everyone will find a story that speak to them in this book. The stories are diverse, and not always a about straight-cut love. A lot of the time, love takes a back seat (but is still a main theme). Buy this book IMMEDIATELY. I’m so glad I read it (thank you to my friend who lent me her copy). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Cancer, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

meganjsulli's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

lidia7's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

A hilarious and emotionally profound book. Read this if you want to laugh and cry and feel giddily human.

I found some of the stories a bit strange and slow, thus the 3 stars.

re-read: july 12 
(changed rating from 3 stars to 2)
the book is funny, and really captures the human experience through not-so-human stories. however, nearly none of the stories struck me as very significant, nor excellent. i really enjoyed very few (like the Circus Cashews). the rest was sort of just... meh.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol