Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

41 reviews

lilawsahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

There are chapters that have you gripping the edge of your seat or bawling your eyes out and others where you are bored and ready for the next brush of death. And they get repetitive especially when you regret decisions made or thinking about how you can survive your situation. The author makes me want to go out and travel more. Live more. 

Note: It’s interesting to hear about the healthcare system in Europe. It is so different than Americas. But also similar especially when doctors brush off your needs and ignore your symptoms. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

phenomenal.  had a feeling this one would be (for sure a mashed potato book).

Maggie O'Farrell reminds me why I love memoirs written by writers.  now I need to finally read her fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

slad's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

geocul's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

edgaranjapoe's review

reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

alexhaydon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

This is a very unique way to share a life story. The first story in particular was quite chilling. Out of all of them, that will stay with me the longest. It’s insane how many times this woman almost died. Equally unlucky and lucky. I definitely found myself getting a little anxious at times. If you’re sensitive I would suggest reading tw before reading. Great read if you’re up for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Murder

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

I read this book over two days and I just couldn't put it down. It's a really fascinating idea, trying to tell the story of a life through close encounters with death. I found the writing really engrossing and approachable and I enjoyed how we got to understand the author's decisions in the initial anecdotes as the book progressed.

I'm not sure I really understand why the chapters were arranged the way they were. By the end of the book I didn't really have a sense that there was an overall arch to the book (past the connection between her childhood death experiences and her daughter's). I thought some of the stories brought more to the table than others - the stories centering on her pregnancies and her childhood were mostly beautiful, but the story with the mysterious man and the dog was confusing and weirdly half-confessional.

Reading about someone else's preoccupation with death was a relief to me. It's something that's been hard for me to deal with sometimes and this was a really different view on it. I don't think I'll be making any unprepared trips to remote countries any time soon though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

pipss's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

Muito tenso...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Infertility, Pedophilia, and Violence