Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

1 review

marthadude's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the first time rereading this book since high school. Even though I feel as though it's missing some of the first read magic for me, it still holds up. Definitely a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Murder, Drug use, Grief, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, and Cultural appropriation