Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Ich siła by Meg Wolitzer

10 reviews

dreadpiraterudis's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

I found the book a bit boring from the start. I don’t think the presentation of events in the story was engaging. If anything, all of the time jumps made it confusing and increased my apathy towards the characters simply because I couldn’t remember why I was supposed to care about them. The feminist take wasn’t invigorating or heartwarming, and it felt very dated and outmoded even when there were “self aware” bits of narration about white, cis feminism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Sexual content

mekholm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death and Rape

jessreadsandrambles's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism

amyrandles1's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Abortion, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Child death, and Toxic relationship

stevienielson's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Abortion, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Abortion, Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

littlefish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Mental illness, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Abortion and Addiction

sopse's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Abortion, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

my_plant_library's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Drug use

reibee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

I wish that the book either didn’t put much emphasis on feminism or took s more intersectional approach. I LOVED the plot and i loved seeing Greer grow into the person she was meant to be but it was frustrating and at some points embarrassing to read about her struggles or what she fought for as a feminist.  It is acknowledged in the books that her feminism is very privileged and white but to me i feel like mentioning it and seeing that it was there was almost worse! regardless, the plot and the characters make up for that! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion and Drug use