Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Stitches by David Small

11 reviews

magmabadger's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

lgtl's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Gorgeous illustrations and poignant story, seen through the eyes of the author/illustrator young self. The Silent generation gave him a voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Cancer

mcfox5455's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

This memoir is almost surreal in how dysfunctional the authors family is. Such a horrific, traumatic experience and the way small depicts it is deeply moving. The shift between more cartoony and grotesque images help shift the tone for the few more light-hearted moments. Im surprised at the ending both in how small maintains contact with his family and also how quickly he goes through the later years. Theres so much left out from his later teen years that we’ll never get to know. It sounds like he broke the cycle of bad parenting, or at least i hope so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Cancer

melancholymegs's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

chaoticnostalgia's review

sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Cancer, Death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

lilybear3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Obviously, this is very different from his other works.  David is vulnerable in his graphic memoir about his difficult childhood.  I'm not sure what to say other than it was a powerful memoir about survival and healing.  It gives off silent film/noir vibes with the way that it is illustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Medical content, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Murder, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

quirkko24's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content

fictionfiend74's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Child abuse

chandlerkl's review

dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

tinyplanet's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Cancer, Ableism, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts