Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

7 reviews

smokeylives's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Racism

ashlikes's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

wanna_read's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Mental illness

elisabethreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Gay, and very stupid. I never want to read or talk about this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical content, and War

amberpoelma's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

bird_song's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Mental illness

gracie_woohoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my all time favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: War