Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

257 reviews

liliannkuu's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

Interesting, reflective depiction of motherhood in its different forms. Characters felt raw and real, but the (love) story between them didn't fully sweep me into it. Also, the themes didn't touch me personally so much for it to get full stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abortion

beetsbydwight's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, and Infidelity

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, and Death of parent

daria_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

niamhct's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

I’m conflicted because it has some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read! So many quotes I wanted to write down. But it’s just a bit too slow-paced for my liking and personally wasn’t a big fan of the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pregnancy

lillypowell's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility and Cursing

paigemushaw's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Sexual assault

awkwardllama's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death of parent, Abortion, and Infertility

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Alcohol, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

jayisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

This was a well-written story that, unfortunately, wasn’t for me. I can recognize the great prose and themes in this novel, which I thought Bennett crafted with great care. I think it’s safe to say that I just wasn’t the target audience. I didn’t find the book dull—the main characters really spoke for themselves and had a lot going for them—but I wasn’t especially invested in what was happening either.

Something that I’ve also been trying to parse out but don’t have the words for was the discourse around abortion in this novel. I could have misinterpreted something, but I got the impression that Bennett was taking a rather critical approach to abortion that seemed to weigh down on one of the protagonists, Nadia, significantly. I don’t know if this is a result of the setting (a Black community with strong Christian affiliations), but I really wasn’t sure what to make of it.

All-in-all, an interesting enough book that I think will resonate with some (especially for those interested in books engaging with motherhood and relationships); I just wasn’t one of those people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, Grief, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Alcoholism

breshani7's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a complex look into young adulthood, choices they make, and the grief that stays with them even as they try to move past it. I found Nadia's and Aubrey's friendship to be so rare and yet so fleeting. It was only a matter of time before secrets came crashing down. 

It did feel a bit peach in relation to

the abortion. I would've preferred a more nuanced take on this issue since it did feel like a PSA for future high schoolers. But it may just me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Child abuse

fairouz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Suicide