Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

J'aimerai tant que tu sois là by Jodi Picoult

46 reviews

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Diana is a complex and reflective character. Despite doing some choice things throughout the book, her reflection and inner turmoil creates a space to forgive some of her poor decisions. Given that this book basically reflects current and still changing events, it was well written and clearly well researched. It flows with facts and anecdotes from real life experiences. It was a beautiful (if not slightly triggering) book about a fictional person experiencing the trauma of current events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement, Dementia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wazowskismom's review against another edition

This book was very slow paced couldn’t hold my attention. I could push through in the first half because I loved the characters growth but after the twist I fell off hard. 

I enjoyed the twist but the reality is…we all lived through Covid and still are. I read to escape and this just further solidified the resentment and sadness I felt towards that time of craziness when the first strain hit. I just stopped being able to enjoy the book and even when I was enjoying it I was DRAGGING.

I think it’s possible the writing style, genre, and general plot all had part in making me put this book down for good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment

chailady's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I honestly loved this book. I was so engaged and loving her trip to the Galápagos Islands.  But what a twist! It’s the first Covid related book that I’ve read and I felt the research and fear Picoult was accurate.  I have a dear friend and his wife who were stranded in Peru, on their way to Machu Picchu. They posted the struggles: finding food, being safe, no traveling, and how get home. It was very alike to the descriptions used by Picoult.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

paeten_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Dementia

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm

moettel98's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

Get ready to feel every feeling imaginable while reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Self harm, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Dementia, Dysphoria, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Confinement, Grief, and Medical trauma

hannahrl's review against another edition

4.0

in a lot of ways I felt like this book was really able to capture some of the feelings I had during the pandemic that I haven’t really been able to describe to anyone in a coherent way. I liked the story for the most part and appreciated the twist. I like that it was a bit messier than some books. As always, I appreciated the accuracy with which a Picoult writes the details. I’m not sure if I was quite ready for a pandemic ready, but it was cathartic in a way. I didn’t love all the romantic aspects as those are some tropes I don’t love to read, but liked that they weren’t so clean cut. I liked the travel and adventure aspects and the way the book tackled relationships between parents and children. I’d recommend for someone who is ready to tackle some of those bigger emotions related to the pandemic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Dementia

catarina_parente's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I'm glad I didn't read this book so close to the pandemic. It was able to resonate with me and show me things I felt during that time without erasing the healing I've done this past year. It's a beautifully written story about living in the moment and accepting change. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Confinement, and Dementia

kawaii_potato's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I went into this book with no clue as to what it was about, I just knew I loved Jodi Picoult. And wow did this evoke so many of the thoughts and feelings of what life was like during the early stages of Covid 19. I wasn't prepared to feel like that again but Jodi Picoult wanted to use her platform to help document what it was like and how people felt and I think she really nailed it. We need to remember to slow down and enjoy what we have because everything could change in an instant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Dementia