Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

10 reviews

samone2's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

eleanorjane_17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful story about a girl called Mia who has lost the world she knew in an instant. As she realises what has happened and realises the impact it has she goes back through her memories and makes the choice whether to live or die.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident and Medical trauma

alexmall029's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I cry every single time 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

arshiya_amreen90786's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Child death

londoncarmelita's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma

grey_writes_love's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcohol

lsmith725's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

regalreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

martianman's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

One thing I enjoyed about this book was how natural the dialogue felt. It really helped me get invested into the relationships in the story, particularly the familial ones. At times, the “punk rock” aspect felt a bit too tropey for me, and I think they reiterated the classical vs rock musician thing an unnecessary amount. Overall, it was an exciting read, and I loved the way the book was sectioned

by alternating between Mia’s current experiences in the hospital and her flashbacks of what life was like before the accident.

The lack of traditional chapters really tied in the idea that these events are happening within the course of one day. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism

There is one mention of the r slur, which is why I mentioned minor ableism.

jenpinbowling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Child death