Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

8 reviews

deathmetalheron's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, War, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Body horror, Addiction, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Bullying, Colonisation, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Racial slurs

inkandbooksforever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, War, Self harm, Gore, Gun violence, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

huddlekay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a Beautifully written picture of a horrible time in History. O'Brien's storytelling is unique and fantastic. Beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Torture, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and War

lauren_e_d's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I really liked this book even though it was for school. I really liked how each chapter or every few felt like a mini vignette. There was a new story every time, not linear, which felt very realistic to the war memories it recreated. It was very emotional and reflective and I really liked how we saw the good but also the negative aspects of war and everyone’s character because that is the reality of humanity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt

alusig's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Suicide and Xenophobia

bethpeebles's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Gore

ahaines18's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and War

beetsnotbombs's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Body horror, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia