Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

9 reviews

lunaliterarycreations's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This wasn't much like what I expected so I was a bit disappointed, and I also felt like the pacing and plot structure could have been better, but other than those things, this book is alright.

Don't go into this thinking it's gonna be scary or very plot driven, it's more of a reflective character driven story.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

trippalli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

A philosophical and thoughtfully told complex story.... the narrator is a brain surgeon reflecting on his childhood and his special uncle who lost much of his memory after a terrible tragedy.

 His uncle helps him overcome his fear of monsters and together they face the ghosts of the area and town which the boys comes to learn are in many ways very close to his uncle's personal experiences, which he can no longer remember. There is also a friend who appears to be bipolar and has  manic episodes despite being on medication, so while nothing bad comes off these episodes they could trigger our upset some people.  

Overall a good book that talks about really important topics in mental health and life in a tasteful and realistic way I appreciate. It's philosophical and thoughtful get also fairly light and easy to read story that handles  historic family tragedy and all works out for the people in current day  story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Medical trauma

joykeya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

A story with slim to none action but still eerie in a way you don't expect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

amber_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

This is going on my list of books that I wish I could experience for the first time again. A perfect and at times heartbreaking coming-of-age story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

lexjade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

melmoony's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

emmaruth223's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail