Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Storia del nuovo cognome by Elena Ferrante

40 reviews

ghostbirds's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Infertility, Cursing, and Fatphobia

juliarose807's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

sineadlgull's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

4.5

Great book with strong character/relationship development. Characters and majorly flawed yet interesting and strangely loveable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder

therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Classism

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Suicide

heyheykk's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic friendship

maggiefrankhsu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

As complicated and beautiful as life itself! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Grief, Misogyny, War, Blood, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

knkoch's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this second installment in the Neapolitan quartet even more than the first. I found this teenage/young adulthood period in (MC) Elena and Lina's lives more eventful than their childhood, with bigger stakes and more connection to the other folks in the neighborhood, though the childhood events color the jealousies and decisions made, too. A blurb on the cover of my edition mentioned anger, and that clarified for me so much of the dynamic between the two women as well as their dealings with virtually all the men they (must) know. It's not so common to have stories so fully exploring women's anger in this way. 

The complexity of the relationships and mental experiences here are expertly dissected and recounted in Elena's first person narrative. I thought a lot about co-dependency, though I can't say I've seen that depicted between two friends in such a way before. Amidst the warmth and the intimacy of Elena and Lina's (or Lenú  and Lila's) bond, there is also negativity and resentment. That depth of feeling explored kept me engaged and curious throughout. When you're unbelievably close with someone, someone you've known since almost as far back as your lived memory stretches, how do they shape you? Is it for good, bad, or simply both? How do you grow together, or, how can you? If you grow in the same small space, you're bound to stunt each other, and yet, what a strange joy it must be to know another's mind and manner so well. The cost of such knowing to Elena's psyche is something the narrative is still spooling out, and and I look forward to the next installment to see how it all develops. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage

Domestic abuse, rape:

the most difficult aspect of the narrative is the extensive physical abuse present in several marriages, including that of one of the main characters. Rape occurs several times in the midst of this. The physical violence in these relationships is quite graphically depicted.

kilonshele's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual assault