Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

16 reviews

lucetheguce's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicide

mjhill's review

emotional reflective 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: Child death, Grief, Racism, Medical content, Death, and Racial slurs

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

emherrick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

likkida's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

Wäre definitiv eine 5, wenn ich nicht die ganze zeit so mega wütend auf die Entscheidungen mancher Charaktere gewesen wäre. Wollte eigentlich erst nur 4 geben, aber als dann endlich ab Seite 200

Spoiler

auch Queerness thematisiert wird, musste es so hoch bewertet werden wie das halt mit Marilyn als Charakter möglvih ist ne ?

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death

Minor: Medical content, Racial slurs, and Suicide

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

The book was difficult to get into at first, with the slow pacing and long chapters. But I really began to enjoy this book after the first 75 pages! I loved getting to know each character, even if they frustrated me or confused me at times.

The book takes an interesting look at each family member’s secrets, grief, and insecurities. It’s definitely a character driven novel but one that kept me hooked and invested in how it would end!

Ng has a beautiful way of writing and telling stories. After reading this and previously, Little Fires Everywhere, I want to read everything she writes in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Medical content

atalea's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, Racism, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Pregnancy

a_alves00's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Misogyny

sternentinte's review

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Misogyny, Medical content, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

lbird's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

A good novel about family intricacies and striving towards being successful and being normal. The premise is nothing new,  suburban life not being all that it’s cracked up to be and families having cracks beneath the surface. But the descriptions of what is happening inside characters’ minds and the metaphors are strong! I wish every character did not need a tragic backstory and huge emotional weight behind each one of their actions, because it felt manufactured for the story instead of authentic. The last 30 pages or so are the best! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Death, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity