Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

5 reviews

garyosu's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

wondering_hannah88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abortion

gabedon's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

louisehall's review

dark emotional slow-paced

• 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

2.5

Singlehandedly the most boring book I have ever read, it could be half its size and still would be too long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death of parent, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

paigemorrison's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Suicide