Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

25 reviews

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Medical trauma

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Abortion, and Classism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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

this broke my heart but the story also made me feel so much love for the characters. the history behind the book will leave you speechless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

erickaonpaper's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

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

3.75

following my last read, i flipped through this book quickly, despite its darker themes. i think dolen's fictionalization of the horrific story of the relf sisters' and the government's non-consenting sterilization of poor, Black and brown, and disabled communities was dealt with an emotional hand. viewing this story through the lens of the actual real life event might be a little unfair: perkins-valdez herself claims in her author's note that while she didn't have the nurse's real life accounts of the events, she wrote this from the perspective of a nurse with her own burgeoning emotional life. although i could have done without all the smaller side stories, i think this story makes for a great read for those first educating themselves on the complex relationship between the government, medicine, and black/brown/poor/disabled lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Medical trauma

Moderate: Car accident, Abortion, and Classism

Minor: Cancer and Death

pellepanda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infertility, Racism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, and Car accident

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer and Abortion

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

omill's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

heatherjchin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

ncoletti's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident

kaseybereading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Racism, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Abortion