Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

19 reviews

bookishcori's review

funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

plufifi's review

informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Xenophobia

Minor: Misogyny

becaroniandcheez's review

emotional reflective

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

lindsayerin's review

challenging funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Death of parent, and Medical content

arianasanjar's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

i wish I would’ve waited 10+ years to read this book. It just feels to close to 2020 for me to really enjoy reading something with that as a theme. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Medical content

caseythereader's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime

atamano's review

funny reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, and Xenophobia

booksemilyread's review

emotional informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

dudebell's review

challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Confinement, Blood, and Cancer

tracey1981's review

emotional funny reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book about a doctor navigating work and personal life questions and struggles pre and post-Covid was reminiscent of Convenience Store Woman and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine but it also felt original and fresh. I believed and loved the main character and found the writing so solid and insightful, funny and moving. I only wished there had been a little more of it but also liked its sparseness. Highly recommended, one of my favourites so far this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Xenophobia, Death, Racism, and Medical trauma