Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

3 reviews

sugarcubes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and War

hannalovegood's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

navayiota's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is going to haunt me. So well written and raw, and hard to read cause of all the horrible topics that are dealt with but without it scaring me off. Definitely watch out for the triggers for this one if you're thinking about reading it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol