Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Room by Emma Donoghue

5 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

hannalng's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

uuuultraviolennnnt's review against another edition

I genuinely cannot get through the child’s perspective of this dammed situation. The innocence paired with the severity is uncanny. It triggers my own traumas in ways I can’t really understand. All I know is that I’m very uncomfortable 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

abrianna_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence