Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

41 reviews

haley49's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was such a poignant account of slavery in the 1850’s South and the horrible complexities of the trauma of slavery, no matter your position in the house. The comparison between enslaved people based on their duties and the interpersonal relationships that suffered. I had such visceral reactions to everything that happened and I felt for every single character (besides the enslavers) that it couldn’t be less than 5 stars. The only disappointment was the realization that this wasn’t a inspirational book where things instantly improved after slavery. I so wanted them too but that isn’t how it happened I guess. 

I would recommend this story to anyone looking for a first hand fictional account of a complex part of history. However, check trigger warnings and make sure you are mentally well enough for the heavy themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and War

themoodyambr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Another 5 star for the year  !!! I seen this book floating around last year but I wasn’t really interested. For my book club this year the pick was Yellow Wife and I was kind of hesitant because I had just read a slavery book (Homegoing) so I didn’t know what I was getting into. This was a good book. The chapters were short which I appreciated but I loved how we are so immersed into the story following Pheby as she navigate her life as it goes through its ups and downs. If you are thinking of reading this book I highly suggest the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Pregnancy

bookxcupid6's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

Wow! I enjoyed This book thought it  is very triggering because of how slavery is portrayed, how the white banked in joy at the misery of the black people become tell me why they were stacking chairs, setting up tables, lugging liquor, prepping food, blowing up” balloons, organizing games for the kids and instruments for the bandstand to celebrate like it’s a concert, not a flogging? It’s a show to them, an exposition of the power they want to hold on to badly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Torture, Slavery, Death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Classism

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Slavery, Vomit, Child death, Rape, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Excrement, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, War, and Mental illness

loripopp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Slavery, Excrement, Death of parent, Classism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Confinement, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Child death

maddiet425's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Confinement, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abortion

hannahglenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Slavery, Torture, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

karyan1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Slavery, Torture, Sexual assault, and Rape

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Racial slurs, Child death, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Racism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Vomit, Excrement, and Blood

Minor: War and Adult/minor relationship

aguattery's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Love, love, loved reading this. It was touching, sad, and emotional in all the right ways. I was so invested in the characters and was constantly holding my breath to see what would happen at every turn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Slavery, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship