Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

51 reviews

meremeth's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Best consumed with haste! 
The book spoils what will happen from the start (which, not denying that's a good choice because everyone knows what happens to Hamlet). This kind of made the middle of the book drag a little for me because you're just waiting for it to happen. Loved the writing style, loved the character of Agnes, but did struggle to get through the middle. Lots of baby content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content

laurahartfield's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-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

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Medical content, Child death, and Pregnancy

clea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Child death, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, and Infidelity

hinkleh's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, and Medical content

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse

celey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Incredible. The writing positively shimmers. The emotional journeys are raw and real. A slight element of supernatural forces kept me guessing. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Medical content, Gore, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Many challenging topics and ideas are explored in this book. It is all done very thoughtfully.

alexijai98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I can tolerate only so much Renaissance Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content

rosenau's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual content

nikmalikov's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

beautifully, heartbreakingly haunting (mental health out the window over that ending i fear).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy