Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

25 reviews

aliveandnotlovingit's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

tragically beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, and Ableism

michelle_my_belle's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, and Medical content

katierosecrane's review

dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is great, I think people are slightly over critical because it is so popular but I liked it non the less. Great plot twists and symbolism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Cancer

martha88's review

emotional funny sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Medical trauma, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Cancer, and Child death

margaritium's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I really cried at the end. Augustus water , I am not okay.
Also He was my first fictional crush.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Medical content, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, and Medical trauma

croxhet53's review

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.25

I found ghe style of writing interesting and easy to read and the romance was really unique but i can’t say i liked the main character much because of her obsession with rationalising everything to her views and discounting those of everyone else, even her parents. It made her seem quite egotistical. The beginning was a bit cliché but there were some funny plot twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

shull3464's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book ripped my heart from my chest, but also brought to light the struggles of individuals with a chronic illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, Death, Vomit, Terminal illness, Child death, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma

bookishlittleme's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm an absolute sucker for star and universe metaphors, analogies, what have you. I found it very sweet although it's known to be sad and a little too real at times. It's a good little coming of age time with tons of metaphors and symbolism here and there. It's worth the read. Plus the movie's pretty enjoyable as well :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Child death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Excrement

theelizabethjoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I haven't read this book in a decade and it hurts just as much now as it did then. It's a beautiful, heart-wrenching, gut-punch of a story.

Spoiler

It isn't a happy ending, it just is.

 

"Pain is like fabric, the stronger it is, the more it is worth". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Cancer, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness

Minor: Genocide

my3bb8's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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: Medical trauma, Cancer, Death, Cursing, Mental illness, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content