Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott

3 reviews

alanabenjamin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book does a great job of stating facts while giving implicit meaning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Bullying

Minor: Sexual violence

cmvcaulfield's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Cursing, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

shellybelly's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Extremely powerful, insightful, and engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Death, and Gun violence