Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

9 reviews

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Bullying, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Self harm, Colonisation, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, and Homophobia

katch_some's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

A wonderful and adventurous story about two different women becoming a wonderful symbol of friendship and womanhood while searching for a golden bug.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

kairhone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Blood, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death

betherinahq's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

I loved this book! The two main characters were so loveable and their unlikely friendship was just so wonderful to witness developing over the pages. 

I love how Rachel Joyce has this way of writing such uplifting fiction without being too twee or trite. I think it’s because the main characters, while loveable, carry a sadness with them that we all do with every life experience we unlock. 

Like Harold Fry, she uses the “journey” style story to get these two women, who were born in an era where women didn’t travel the world in search for rare beetles, to reconcile their pasts and become empowered. 

A really good read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Torture, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, War, Classism, Colonisation, and Animal death

mtnest's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Classism, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

saphirabloom's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

aargot1's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Stalking, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, War, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia

cassielaj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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

5.0

This book is delightful. There’s so much more to the story than the blurb suggested — nuanced characters and universal themes wrapped up in a wildly entertaining story. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Miscarriage, War, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide, Colonisation, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, and Cursing

annieliz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It's about friendship, and finding your place in the world as an individual- and as a woman. This is the book I've been longing for that I didn't know i needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Stalking, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Animal death