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readingwithkaitlyn's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Vomit, Blood, Racism, and Miscarriage
parkyparkpark's review
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Vomit, and Death
bookishandjoyceful's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This was a quick short story of a women, Zikora and her reflection on not only what she is going through now as a new mom in labor and how she came to this place with a man who is not involved, nor wants to be involved in his child’s life. As well as a mother who has strong opinions and other individuals in this story that are shown to have different biases and treat Zikora in various unacceptable ways. Zikora deals with a lot in this short story.
Know going into it that it dives right into some tough topics including gaslighting from a doctor during labor, postpartum anxiety, abandonment, sexism, and rape. This book was heavy and it left a weird taste in my mouth, not just because of the heavy topics, but because there was so much crammed into a short story and the way that some of these topics just seemed glanced over that it didn’t seem to give each issue its due time. This short story seemed to throw as much as it could at the wall and hope it stuck in your mind and it just didn’t sit right with this type of writing style.
Know going into it that it dives right into some tough topics including gaslighting from a doctor during labor, postpartum anxiety, abandonment, sexism, and rape. This book was heavy and it left a weird taste in my mouth, not just because of the heavy topics, but because there was so much crammed into a short story and the way that some of these topics just seemed glanced over that it didn’t seem to give each issue its due time. This short story seemed to throw as much as it could at the wall and hope it stuck in your mind and it just didn’t sit right with this type of writing style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, and Rape
Moderate: Death and Abortion
Postpartum anxiety.
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