Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

26 reviews

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

Taylor Swift songs: “enchanted”!!!! 

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I knew when I heard that Emily Henry’s audiobook narrator (who does an absolutely fabulous job with Emily Henry’s books) wrote a book, I had to read it. This was in the same realm as those books, adult Romcom, but somehow completely different and original. I loved the idea of two audiobook narrators falling for each other, and getting a peek at the audiobook and acting world. I also love how complex Sewanee’s character was, accepting something that happened to her, consolidating her past and present self, and finding happiness. I related to this journey of accepting health circumstances very much, and I thought it was very moving and well written. It is also hilarious as they explore the realm of narrating (classic shirtless men cover types of) romances, and Sewanee and Nick’s banter is amazing. Overall, I thought this was a great book, definitely worth a listen or a read. (I think if you are the type of person who can listen to audiobooks, you should definitely listen to it, it makes it so much better, and having the author read it to you is amazing.) 

Age rating: 16+, a few brief steamy scenes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

headinthepages's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

stampest's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Sexual content and Dementia

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

megbooks02's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

“Feelings are temporary. They stick around as long as you believe in them and then they’re gone, waiting to be believed in again. If they were permanent, then we’d only have to say I love you once and be done with it for the rest of our lives.”

I enjoyed Thank You for Listening so much! Julia Whelan is my favorite audiobook narrator, so I knew this would be amazing. What a heartfelt, beautiful story about learning to love yourself through the curveballs life throws at you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

kikiareyoureading's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad 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: Medical trauma

sarahkate22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. Sewanee was such a great main character - she was so easy to root for, and was flawed in ways that most of us can relate to. This book is less focused on the main couple than a lot of romance novels but it really worked. I was just as (if not more!) compelled by the family and friend relationships in this novel. That being said, I wish there was a little bit more attention to the non-romantic relationships in the end of the book, as these plot lines were wrapped up a bit too quickly for me. 
I also loved all the insider info about the audiobook and publishing worlds! Julia Whelan's expertise in this field shows!!! 
Though this book was objectively a little bit cringy at times, the pure serotonin boost I got from reading it more than made up for it. Low on the steam scale, but high emotional impact!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Dementia

Minor: Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail