Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

16 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

a raw portrait of womanhood in the decision to have or not have children. a very important and powerful little book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Death, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Child death, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

bookrecsondeck's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

I stopped reading at 60% because the parts of fortune telling made me feel uneasy 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Lyrical prose and Immediately pulled in! I was loving the characters and getting to know them. I related to Alina and her feelings surrounding infertility during her journey to motherhood.

I picked this up from the library and 15 pages in I wanted to go out and buy a copy because there were so many lines I wanted to mark!

Beautiful, moving story of motherhood in its various forms and what it means to care for others. Definitely a novel I’ll be thinking about for a long time and a fave for the month!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content

agchalle's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Domestic abuse

rly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

tyryby's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse

anpen's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

tinamayreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, and Pregnancy

jouljet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Medical content

bookishcori's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Ableism and Domestic abuse