Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Wunder by R.J. Palacio

37 reviews

_0_phoenix_0_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Bullying and Medical trauma

Moderate: Medical content

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

i enjoyed the way it was written from multiple points of view but kept to one timeline 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Medical content

lisewolters's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

acechemicals's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Wonder is for everyone who's felt like they are too ugly to fit in at school, like everyone is making fun of them as soon as their back is turned, like no one would ever truly want to be their friend. Or for everyone who's made the hard choice to be kind, and found their lives a little richer for it.  It's not too shy to be specific, to be clear that this story is about Auggie, but at the same time, it opens up a world for any kid or anyone who might feel alone to find a friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

buzzinfly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

notthatcosta's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.75

Although quite saccharine at points (particularly the ending), there was a lot of grit to this book that surpassed my expectations. Beyond the book itself I was almost more fascinated by the lore around the story and how R.J. Palacio was inspired to write it.

Books like this make me wish I had discovered them when I was much younger, but perhaps I wouldn't have appreciated them at the time. I sincerely hope reading this book made some kids a little bit kinder to their peers, because if there's a moral to this story, it's that kids can be cruel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

elizabethtrue's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It made me cry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Medical content

vibingjaren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was absolutely fantastic. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I loved it! The story starts off a little slow, but as you get further in it gets more interesting. Multiple points in the story, I got teary-eyed. I love the character development, and the way you can see the change. It’s a beautifully written book, and a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death and Classism

Minor: Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Medical content