Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

73 reviews

maggie333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I finished The Girl With the Louding Voice today, and this book moved me in ways that a book hasn't in a long time. I'm a high school student in the USA, but even with me being so different than Adunni, I found myself relating to her in so many ways. I also feel like I learned so much more from her story and her pain. The writing of this novel is so beautiful and unique. It is written in broken English at first, which was an adjustment, but it really fit the story, and I felt like I could clearly hear Adunni's voice and thoughts. There was not a single place in the entire book where I was not fully wrapped up in Adunni's story. I really recommend this story to anyone. It can be emotional and graphic at times, but it really brings a personal perspective to deeply important issues.  I feel like my perspective has widened so much. I can't say enough about this book, for sure one my absolute favorite books this year, if not of all time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Excrement, and Infertility

plumdrop6's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, and Death of parent

ks19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Trafficking

joeyisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

 

My first impressions (Writing down my first impressions of the book. NOT an in-depth review. Reviews base on personal enjoyment.)
RANK: Astonishing 

This is a solid debut novel. 

Abi Dare manages to write about a story about a young girl’s wiliness to get an education even if life is beating her down. Despite being a Literary Fiction book, I was kind of convince that I was read a memoir at times. Adunni feels like a real character. Her determination to be coming a Teacher is gripping. By the end of the book, I was happy and optimistic for her future.  

One thing I was glad that Dare didn’t do is to talk about protecting the environment. There is a character who wants to protect the environment. I thought that Dare was going to write a few pages about the subject. Fortunately, she didn’t go that route. In my opinion, it would have made the book lose it focus. I’m all for protecting the environment but the topic should in another book.   

This book is hard to read at time. At least me, not enough to put the book down but it made me uneasy. 

Overall, Astonishing debut. I will read be reading her future books.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

leelahfox's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I didn't like this one as much as I thought I would. It was TRAGIC for the first 200 pages, tragedy after horrible thing one right after the other. I've heard some people refer to this book as "tragedy porn" and I don't disagree. 

That being said, the last 166 pages were light and full of hope. Adunni is an excellent character, and I think that's why it was so damn hard to watch her experience the hells she was put into. She was funny, and smart, and feisty. I really loved her, and I think she'll stick with me for a long time. 

There were parts that were so disgusting or violent, I felt it took me out of the book. I honestly felt it was added for shock value, to really the nail the sadness of Adunni's life home, but I found it unnecessary. I have a high tolerance for gore and violence, but some parts were too much for me. 

This isn't a book I feel I can recommend to anyone because of it's many content warnings. But if this sounds interesting to you, it's a beautifully written story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Excrement

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Child death, and Miscarriage

meghanvolkman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

em_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow this book was difficult to read but definitely eye opening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

pinkberryoasis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

homebirdbookclub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Miscarriage