Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

58 reviews

horizonous's review

2.25

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical trauma

◦ Medical trauma = Genital mutilation

shontellereads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Really enjoyed this, so bleak and depressing but so so so good. Check the TWs!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

afrank92's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief

parchmentpages92's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Suicide

sistermagpie's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Trafficking

accovino's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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This was A LOT to read during a pandemic. The idea that no one is coming to save you, we save each other or we kill each other, is so hard to read. The work of building society over again, of trusting when there is no reason to trust, of working for a future you'll never see even if you succeed… Yeah I'm having a lot of feelings about it right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Abortion

shannonsacoman's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Trafficking

dianaboe's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Murder

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking