Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

19 reviews

bookwormsandcoffeestains's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Child death

caseythereader's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual harassment

alylentz's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

While this was extremely well-written, it was very different from what I was hoping for from reading the blurb. I enjoyed the first part so much and felt a little disappointed when the focus shifted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

shakakan's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Medical content

serena_hien's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

mermaidsherbet's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ktdakotareads's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Dementia

mmccombs's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

A story about memory and forgetting. A good crying book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

saraheli's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Dementia

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy