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Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'
Ett år av vila och avkoppling by Alva Dahl, Ottessa Moshfegh
28 reviews
porporina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
yeesh97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
mackdaddy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
kaemerson2000's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
paigem4rrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
(Uses ableist language)juliafran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
lenka_lenka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
clairemarie00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
mori1zz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
avocadotoastbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The plot was bizarre, but comforting as it was about a woman who hibernates for a year. The main character does what I, being the lazy person that I am, have always wanted to do - sleep my life away. Overall, the nameless narrator and all the other characters are not likable. They are all in their own way flawed. This gives the reader the distance needed to focus on what is happening. And even though the plot description makes it sound like nothing much happens, the story does take some eventful turns. My Year of Rest and Relaxation portrays depression and society at the turn of the century/early 2000s accurately. But it was not entirely depressing to read. At times it was even funny.
All in all, I really enjoyed My Year of Rest and Relaxation and would read it again.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt