Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

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elderwoodreads's review

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

5.0

This book is my second best read of 2023. While I don't share the character's main struggle of teen pregnancy there were times where it felt like the author pulled thoughts straight from my teenage mind. If you're a fan of "girl vs the void" stories this is definitely for you, if you liked Milkfed by Melissa Bromer this is for you. I definitely know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but it certainly is mine and I look forward to rereading it. 

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taviarz's review against another edition

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

4.0

Same vibes as Juno but if Jennifer Garner was the weirdo instead of Jason Bateman

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iris3271's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5


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britt_zonnebloempit's review against another edition

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tense 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? Yes

2.0

It's hard to connect with a main character you don't know the name of....

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mdwsn27's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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swampgrandma's review against another edition

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3.75


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suveva's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Very confusing, but still catchy 

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mapleleaf_rag's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Was not expecting it to be this good. Cried. 

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ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If you like coming-of-age stories that explore sapphic obsession & parent-daughter relationships with a slightly insane MC, this one is for you!

I’d heard mixed reviews about this novel, so I was a bit sceptical as to if I was going to like it or not. Thankfully, I ended up really liking it. 

In this story, we follow an 18 year old Korean-american who remains unnamed until the last chapter. She is pregnant and works as a pizza girl. She becomes obsessed with one of her clients while also struggling with the death of her dad and basically her whole life. She lives with her supportive boyfriend and mother.

The depiction of hanging on to an obsessive and intense sapphic crush in order to avoid the fact that  your life is crumbling was incredibly well done. By that I mean, I was able to relate to the main character’s feelings minus
the alcoholism, the pregnancy, the stalking and showing up at Jenny’s house with a gun, etc.


Coming-of-age stories tend to incorporate a lot of cliches, which this story didn’t rely on. The characters had their unique personalities & motivations.

The length and pacing were perfect  and made it a very fast pleasant read.

I think I read this at the perfect time in my life. It made me feel a lot of emotions and reminded me of why I like reading so much. I still understand how this could be not for everyone.

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marippe's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
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3.5

i think it was alright. i didn’t really love the writing style - like why are we having a whole segment dedicated to how much jane loves to defecate? 

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