Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

5 reviews

maryclaire92's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

Admittedly I did not know much about Plath, but one 45 hour-long audiobook later and I want to read all of her work. A very in depth, yet empathetic look at Sylvia Plath’s life and how a very of factors shaped her work and personal struggles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, and Antisemitism

aargot1's review

slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Body horror, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, and Confinement

lovelymisanthrope's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Sylvia Plath is one of my favorite people to learn about, and "The Bell Jar" is my favorite book, so I was very excited to see what this biography had to offer. I really loved how this book was set up, and I really enjoyed that this biography dove into the lives of the people around Sylvia Plath. We got to learn about her parents' lives and how their decisions and hardships impacted Sylvia. This biography also did a great job of looking at the relationship between Sylvia and Ted Hughes. Heather Clark really did her research and included information from an array of different sources. She beautifully pulled in excerpts from Sylvia's journals, interviews from people around Sylvia, and news articles and journals published during Sylvia's life. I was very pleased to see so many themes touched upon throughout the book: mental health specifically in the early 1900's and how women were treated during this time, women's rights in the early 1900's, what a women's "role" was, and so much more. This biography also has pictures throughout, which was really interesting to see. We get to see what her parents looked like, how Sylvia aged, and her own little family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Infertility

alrauna's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion

julied's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Child death