Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

5 reviews

cnjg88's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Deportation, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, and Excrement

burkiewiczs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, War, Xenophobia, Grief, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, and Death of parent

mandi4886's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Deportation, and Sexism

Minor: Violence

bitterseason's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Death of parent, Deportation, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Murder, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

cheye13's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Part of me wishes I had read this when I was the intended age, but another part of me is glad I got the experience to learn about this history from people in my life, and then supplement it with this novel. It's a very well-written book and a good and important story, especially for Californians. The author's note was lovely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content, Classism, and Mental illness

There is a moderately descriptive scene of violence during a forced mass deportation.