Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

La librairie de l'île by Aurore Guitry, Gabrielle Zevin

19 reviews

amberinbookland's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

polkadots_pints's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

This book definitely kept me engaged - I finished it in three days! A light/medium read, though it includes serious subject matter (see StoryGraph content warnings). Fun for book lovers, as many books and short stories are referenced. My only "complaint" (if  one could even call it that) is that a few times the narrative skips ahead many years in a way that felt a little jolting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast read that I’m glad to have read. It’s a very very good book…just not quite MY book, you know. It’s sparse in a way that mostly left me wanting more of most of it. But I’m sure for others, that could be exactly what makes it shine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Aphasia

hkburke2's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.75

"speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives"

After reading the first page of this book I was gifted I realized I'd read it before (with the other cover, which is cutely depicted on the cover of this new edition). Apparently I thought it deserved 3 stars the first time (to review written), but I'm not sure if I was stingier with stars or didn't like it as well. 

This time around I enjoyed the writing, sense of humor, and cozy, fast pace. I also probably took more issue with the adoption plotline, which was handled too casually for me in this reading with my current understanding of the process/trauma. It does fit with the vibe of the book but that makes it feel kind of like a device instead of an exploration of how it would impact the people involved. I expect some readers will love it for that, but it rubbed me the wrong way here (probably the same way some reviewers have left negative comments about the medical content/errors, which wasn't as problematic for me right now). 

Always, quick read, lots of jabs at emotional content, pretty surface level and cozy though if that's what you're up for!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kelseyr713's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

A cozy, warm blanket of a book. I absolutely loved all the different perspectives and getting to know everyone in the tiny town of Alice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

allygator's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was such a sweet book -- it made me smile, it made me laugh, it almost made me cry.
Grumpy-middle-aged-man-adopts-a-child is one of my favorite tropes, and this is a perfect execution of it. AJ and Maya's story was so heartwarming -- their grief and the way they grew together were wonderful to read about. I was so head-over-heels in love with the characters and their stories; it was nearly impossible to put this book down once I started. 
I got this book for 50 cents -- I never expected to enjoy this as much as I did, but now it will definitely be on my list of recommendations for people looking to get into more adult fiction. Emotional, easy to read, and well-paced, this book is perfect for people looking for a character-driven story about the love of family and literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Pregnancy

catladyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Racism

lilacsuns's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy