Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

18 reviews

angelsinbroadway's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, Abortion, Homophobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Murder, and Gun violence

dev921's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Child death, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

It's heartbreaking to read a story that really begs the question: what if? What if they never went to the fortune teller? I think their dates were different before they walked through her door, but that information influenced them all, and especially Simon, in how they would lead their lives. I think Simon's choices were a hefty domino effect for the rest of the siblings. How would you live your life if you knew when you would die? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ashmarie166's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Grief, Homophobia, and Mental illness

gentleprocrastination's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Cancer, Abortion, Gun violence, and Police brutality

parttimehippie's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide

ireadinbed's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought halfway through I wouldn't know what to rate this book. 

I had a lot of mixed feelings about things. I didn't sign up for the kind of tragedy I got. And I was angry to be reading it.

I'm glad I continued on. The book thoroughly redeemed itself. 

I don't get every element of this book. It feels very aimed at Jewish folks culturally. But I  felt connected. To every one of the siblings on some level. It's very personal to read and yet very specific to the characters. 

It is a book I would consider rereading and that's high praise from me nowadays. First five star in a long while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

rosalie362819's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Genocide, and Eating disorder

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Simon, Klara, Daniel und Varya - 
das Leben der vier Geschwister wird in diesem Buch nacheinander dargestellt. Alles beginnt mit dem Tag, an dem sie ihren Todestag erfahren. Eine einschneidende Erfahrung für die Kinder damals, die sie ihr ganzes Leben begleitet. Es werden glaubhaft dynamische Familienbande gezeigt, der Einfluss von Religion und Spiritualität auf das Leben wird behandelt und Sexualität und mentale Gesundheit wird angesprochen. Dir zentrale Diskussion jedoch, die ebenfalls gen Ende sehr elegant direkt in den Text eingewoben wird, ist, Leben vs. Überleben. Wie verhält man sich im Angesicht seines eigenen Ablebens? Geht man lieber auf Nummer sicher und versucht die Zukunft doch noch etwas zu beeinflussen oder nimmt man die Zeit, die man hat und macht das beste draus? Lieber im Jetzt leben oder im Potential der Zukunft? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit