Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

191 reviews

chloelj27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

fynnoffypie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book held me from the very start to the last sentence. It was the book I chose to read during Burning Man this year, in which I was taking the time to go through some personal growth and reflection on my relationship with my mother. Let me tell you, this brought me to tears, and I will never see my mother the same way. It tells a gripping story of motherhood, feminism, and mental health. As a midwife who left the field, this book provides a jarringly accurate portrayal of the feelings women often go through after traumatic pregnancies/births and the effect this has on their ability to bond with their babies. Not only that, but the author tells a tale of the shame, self-doubt, and isolation that comes with regretting motherhood, or even disliking your own child. These are stories women have been trying to tell for years, and this is the first book I've encountered that I feel truly encapsulates that. Despite being fiction, this book is wrapped in a very lonely and painful truth for mothers, and I thank the author for putting this onto the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

peachxslime's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Abortion, and Gaslighting

laurapaige's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Violence and Death of parent

bon_xx's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

mariaadamaszek's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Murder

lillyrose97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

nadir's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting