Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

9 reviews

franksreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Misogyny and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder, War, and Toxic relationship

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

the end threw me for a loop but i still really enjoyed this! there was a lot of loose ends (and ambiguity) which had this feeling a little anticlimactic but i’m sure i’ll get much more out of this novel on a reread. it does feel a little underdeveloped but it was still really engaging.

this was pretty eerie and atmospheric at parts - it almost felt like a horror, which does explain feeling slightly cheated by the ending. despite how short this was (183 pages) it felt much longer somehow; even the side characters felt relatively complex and well developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: War

Child neglect

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A maddening read at times, as the characters talk a lot without really saying anything. Yet a lot of life in post-war Japan is covered through their stories. Includes a big plot twist that I guessed early on. Fascinating immersive read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, and War

kitten_nuisance's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, War, and Pregnancy

cordeliamartin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief, Violence, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Death, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Abandonment

Minor: War and Domestic abuse

amelialikesmatcha's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ishiguro reached into my brain and rearranged the structure with this writing, he literally changed my brain chemistry after reading this one. very complicated characters and works backwards into the past off a post-war Japan with little genuine or non-narcissistic detail from the main character. perception of motherhood, cultural assimilation, and overall ability to connect to a reader without revealing any true emotion is impressive - worth the read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Child abuse

sketchydelusion's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, War, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Death, and Colonisation

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

Just eerie vibes the whole time but I would expect nothing less from this man

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Animal death, Child death, Murder, War, Colonisation, and Genocide