Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

7 reviews

jjha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Miscarriage

annamolpus's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

I've always enjoyed Sarah Polley's work as an actor and director and she does an excellent job narrating her own audiobook.  Like her acclaimed film Stories We Tell, these essays frequently examine the nature of memory and the narratives we tell ourselves about ourselves.  I found her ruminations on her child acting experiences, as well as the moving story of her high-risk pregnancy and daughter's stay in the NICU, particularly compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

graceesford's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Miscarriage and Stalking

music_teacher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was simply a stunning book. The author told fascinating and often tragic stories with a clear, unwavering voice. Her stories of overcoming injury and difficult pregnancy and childbirth are so common and she told them with such clarity and sympathy. The sexual assault story was hard to read because of how closely she brought us into her trauma and resilience. This book is amazing; I couldn’t put it down and I can’t recommend it highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia

jacq_s's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

dnlrbchd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Overall a good read but certain essays aren't going to be for everyone, especially if medical trauma, infertility or an aversion to the AWE™️ of parenting are triggering in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia and Miscarriage

annabunce's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pregnancy, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Stalking and Miscarriage