Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner

6 reviews

ebrosnan's review against another edition

funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

ktmomma's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

I mostly enjoyed this book. It was a little triggering for me at the end, and I think that’s affecting my feelings about it. I really enjoyed the writing style and will look for more books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Abortion

mnatale100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mollywill's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent

katebates_library's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

brothena's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

 I'd seen this book over the years but hadn't really been drawn to it. However, I  really enjoyed "Big Summer" by this author which I read pretty recently. Read this as part of a reading challenge I'm doing where the July prompt is "A backlist title by an author you loved", and this is Jennifer Weiner's debut. Consumed on my kindle.

Overall, this book was alright. I did go in with pretty high expectations given how much I enjoyed "Big Summer", and you can definitely see in reading this how she evolved over the years to write something like "Big Summer", but it's definitely an evolution to get there. Loved that this was based in Philadelphia and familiar touchstones, and that the main character is real and flawed and fleshed out. Cons: Am always skeeved out by a positively-painted patient/doctor romantic relationship which this does have. Did not really love how this story wrapped up for the main character. 

CW: body image issues/ fatphobia, unintended pregnancy, birth complications, absent parent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy