Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

17 reviews

hanz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.0

Some of these stories are absolutely beautifully written and heartbreaking but the rest felt very disjointed.

In particular, loved (was appropriatel  angered) by the stories about her childhood illness and pregnancy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Rape

annakh16's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting and certainly unique read - unique because of the nature of the story, and also because Maggie O’Farrell has such a distinctive voice that this book certainly helped me understand better. The writing was vivid and compelling. It’s definitely more snapshots of moments than one overarching „philosophical“ narrative - just an observation, not a critique. I thought some stories were executed better than others (generally the longer over the shorter ones), but overall, they were all good. An insightful and „enjoyable“ book (re the storytelling, not the events). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Violence, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: Excrement, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

qtcarolyn's review

emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Miscarriage, Bullying, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual violence, Dysphoria, and Animal death

hjcomic's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

This is very well written but I felt like I was lurching from trauma to trauma. I was quite triggered by some of the sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Child death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

elinorrae's review against another edition

5.0

incredibly well written and the story was just so heartbreaking but full of hope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual harassment

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Death, Infertility, Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Chronic illness

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Rape, Sexual violence, Ableism, Murder, and Gaslighting

alexhaydon's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Murder, Blood, and Ableism

aus10england's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Medical content

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Murder

emilylikesbread's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

This is a very unique way to share a life story. The first story in particular was quite chilling. Out of all of them, that will stay with me the longest. It’s insane how many times this woman almost died. Equally unlucky and lucky. I definitely found myself getting a little anxious at times. If you’re sensitive I would suggest reading tw before reading. Great read if you’re up for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Ableism, and Infertility

Minor: Murder, Violence, Miscarriage, Rape, and Pedophilia

onmywaytobefamous's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Mental illness