Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

7 reviews

guinness74's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.25

However unlikely the scenario, it’s not entirely implausible that Mim carried out this epic trek over a Labor Day weekend. I mean, we’ve heard of runaways taking on cross-country excursions for lesser reasons, e.g. joy rides. Still, the sheer number of encounters that should have stopped her cold make this a little fantastical. But what a ride! In so many expressions of the word, too. I wish we’d seen more of certain characters and less of others, but then, that seems to be real life experience as well. It was definitely a quality escape from current reading material. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Suicide

e_scapes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

katiieecat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed some of this book, and would have rated it three stars based solely on the quirky characters and found family vibes, but I has serious problems with this book, starting with how awful Mim is (I get that she’s young and troubled but all the body shaming and “I’m not like other girls” got to me). I love an unreliable asshole narrator, but this didn’t do it for me. My main issue, though -potential spoilers below….


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“I’m too old for you…for now.”

Gross. She’s 16 and he’s like 21? Made me hope she imagined him 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

Minor: Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Cursing, and Grief

reemoony's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

i always come back to this book for comfort. mim was such a dedicated character and no matter her flaws, its hard not to like her.

i think my favorite part was the exploration into her relationship with her mom and step-mom. the whole book it was believed that her step-mom was a bad person, and in a way she may have been, but she cared for mim. she wanted to love and protect her from everything, and the fact that shes the one that came to get mim in the end is what really got me. also the fact that mim told her about her eye, the thing she had never told to anyone before.

and the plot twist made me want to throw up btw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Terminal illness, and Medical content

kazbrekkercore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Vomit, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

megan_bbender's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-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

3.75

This book is a hidden gem and I'm so glad to have read it. It was a refreshing read with Mim's very intriguing adventure and all throughout the book had amazingly funny one liners and hilarious interactions. With that being said, this book does an amazing job at portraying real life; how quickly life can go from joy to sadness. Reader's should allow Mim to serve as a reminder to focus on the goods things, and no matter how bumpy the road seems you'll always make it through with greatness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fatphobia

Minor: Pregnancy and Stalking

rcj0sta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm actually not sure if I liked this book. It definitely made me think, but I can't tell if it's a work of modern genius or an incomprehensible stream of consciousness. Mim is certainly an interesting character, and her quest to find her mom is admirable and something I could really relate to, but some topics brought up in the book and the way they were handled made me uneasy. The writing style in and of itself is incredibly interesting though, and the descriptions that come from Mim are weirdly wonderful. Whether I loved it or not, I will definitely be thinking about it for a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Stalking, and Terminal illness