Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

24 reviews

readmeem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Infertility, Child death, Trafficking, Sexism, Medical content, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage, Grief, Outing, Cursing, Self harm, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Gun violence

bex_knighthunterbooks's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

Wow - bleak, atmospheric, incredibly dark but very readable and with a refreshingly queer perspective on the apocalypse. I love survival narratives, so really enjoyed all the minutiae about finding shelter, food etc. (and with birth control which doesn't feature enough in sci-fi!) but also enjoyed the bigger ideas around: what cultures and communities would develop and survive (not all good), female empowerment & sexual autonomy. This generally focussed on the small picture (which felt realistic given the rate of societal collapse meant that much would remain a mystery), but there were some story sections that explored wider narratives which I appreciated. I enjoyed the framing story, which also provided some hope from the start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Infidelity, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

afrank92's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

sistermagpie's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

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

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