Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

4 reviews

isaaah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, War, and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Infertility, Suicide, Slavery, Excrement, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

centurylore's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

emma donoghue does it again!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Classism, Blood, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Alcohol and Slavery

mad_is_rad's review

emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Well now my heart’s broken. An incredible story! It was a surprisingly cozy read, too, until it wasn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Religious bigotry, War, and Slavery

thealienamongus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Miscarriage, Slavery, Death, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Classism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcohol