Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi

12 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Pregnancy

amre23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

thaliareads's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

I loved the characters independently, and I really enjoyed the look into that generational trauma that parents can pass to their kids and how the kids deal with that. I also liked the look into becoming a doctor that this book led you through. What I wasn't a big fan of was the relationship between the main characters. I really struggled to feel like they were healthy for each other, or that either were in a healthy mindset for a good relationship. This was sort of included in the plot - but I was never sure if I wanted to root for or against them.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Racism and Gun violence

With this book taking place in a hospital there is no avoiding detailed descriptions of all sorts of patients with all sorts of conditions and because she is researching and actively interacting with patients. The main character does take on a passion project about how people of color might be treated differently when they come to seek care at a medical institution after she sees

Spoiler

a mom being questioned about what her son was involved in after he was brought in shot

. Ricky, the love interest, has a dad who's struggled with addiction, which has had a big impact on who Ricky is as a person.

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Death of parent, Addiction, Medical trauma, Grief, Medical content, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy

sallygalula's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, and Medical trauma

alyssajp's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the plot with the FMC being in her 3rd year of med school and waiting to be matched for residency. I liked how the author brought in systemic issues within race for patients that has an impact on how they are treated and cared. 

I struggled with the romance in this book because both of the MCs are in their early 20s and act like it. Nothing wrong with that but with the complex issues they were going through it was a little frustrating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

librarybookscene's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Grief, Addiction, and Racism

kfmcf's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book. I read it in one night and enjoyed myself. There were some things overall that bugged me but I had a good time and in no way regret my time spent with it.

The MC was a bit of a chore. I wish she had some more layers because she would have bugged the hell out of me if she were my friend. The ML was a little irksome, too. And oy the communication. 

The side characters were interesting but I don't think I agree that I wanted more of them or her family.  I think the book was honestly just a bit too chunky and cutting down the romance alone would have been enough. I don't mind drama, I don't mind the ups and downs, but this one was just a bit like "come on already we get it - you can't talk to each other." 
Also why did he say he didn't see her "like that" if he definitely did? Just because of his current gf? It was odd.

My final peeve about this book is the footnotes. I kind of get that it's supposed to be like a medical textbook but it was too much and it was distracting. I get that there were terms to teach but there are ways to make it more approachable without them. I also couldn't tell if they were written in the POV of the author or the MC for far too long.

I'm looking forward to more from this author - I think for a first this was a strong start.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Addiction, and Body shaming

ktdakotareads's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racism, Child death, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, and Grief