Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

96 reviews

lilacwhisker's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A good read about how those with bad mothers are likely to become bad mothers themselves.

I honestly don’t really think Violet was evil or insane or anything. I think Blythe just convinced herself that she was to justify the fact that Blythe herself is just a bad mom, and hates her because Blythe’s own mother hated her.

 

Pretty good read and fast paced!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, Car accident, and Abortion

Minor: Dementia

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

4.75 because I needed just a little more from the ending. Otherwise—WHAT A TWISTY, CREEPY, SICKENING RIDE OF CREATION AND DEMISE.

I was hooked immediately and never let go. The writing was smart and breezy and blunt and chilling, the chapters were deliciously short, the characters were multifaceted and unhinged, the plot was searing, uncomfortable, explosive. Darkly fantastic.

“The Push” refers, specifically, to one tragic incident in the main character’s life, but to me it was also a direct metaphor for all of the different types of motherhood represented in the story. How much children shape our worlds, the very good parts and, in this novel’s case, the traumatic and the sinister. 

If you haven’t already, pick this up ASAP. You won’t be able to put it down until the very last page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Dementia, and Mass/school shootings

jennyjin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

keijiwolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Excrement, Dementia, Car accident, and Abortion

genny's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I appreciated the gritty depiction of motherhood (it made me question whether I truly wanted to experience it for myself in the future...) and generational trauma. I'm not sure whether or not I liked the ending.

I had started to believe that Blythe was only projecting her trauma onto Violet. I suspect that was the author's intention, for even the readers to question Blythe's reliability and to side with everyone else who thought she was crazy...the ending was like a bitter "I told you so". I did feel validated for Blythe in a way, even though it's obviously a horrible thing for another child to get hurt.

It's been a while since I finished this and I didn't take down any notes, sadly, so I can't give a more insightful review. I liked it, overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, and Death of parent

kasssidyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely beautifully dark, tragic and heart wrenching. There are so many different sides within this story and your heart aches for all of them. A thrilling story of motherhood and all that it encapsulates- something I couldn’t put down even if I wanted to at times. Not for anyone who’s recently felt the loss of a child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, and Car accident

ph_read_be's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Graphic description of child birth, post partum depression

kkm88's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Suicide

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Mass/school shootings

sophcart_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide