Content & Trigger Warnings for The Best We Could Do (2017)
6 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, The Best We Could Do (2017) contains 6 content warnings : Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), War / combat, Drowning / underwater scenes, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence.
The most severe warnings are for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a parent | 2/5 | Referenced | Family separations and losses referenced |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 4/5 | Depicted | The memoir explores grief over displacement, loss of homeland, and family trauma from the Vietnam War |
| Other | |||
| War / combat | 4/5 | Depicted | Vietnam War depicted through family's experience |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Drowning / underwater scenes | 3/5 | Depicted | Dangerous boat escape with risk of drowning at sea |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 3/5 | Depicted | War violence and its aftermath illustrated graphically |
| Gun violence | 3/5 | Depicted | War-related shootings and military violence |
Mental Health & Emotional
4/5Depicted
The memoir explores grief over displacement, loss of homeland, and family trauma from the Vietnam War
Other
Phobias & Sensory
Violence & Physical Harm
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