Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

6 reviews

erikagibson126's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Blood

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

This was both a good mystery and an excellent look at motherhood through the eyes of four different mothers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Classism, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Ableism, Cursing, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol

kaylameaux's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Infertility, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, and Abandonment

znvisser's review against another edition

reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I was absolutely positive I would love this, because I devoured Audrains debut and I couldn't stop thinking about it for days after. Furthermore, I love multiple POVs and found the themes intriguing. However... This didn't work for me. Mostly because I found the characters *very* boring and the plot quite uneventful. While I can see some parallels with things I loved about The Push, the attempts to create tension and twists just didn't hit as hard in The Whispers. It's certainly not the case that I could predict all details, but the trails were easy to follow so I didn't turn out surprised by any of them either. Next time I'm getting excited about a sophomore novel I'll be trying to temper my enthusiasm, because I'd rather be persuaded than disappointed along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Medical content, Stalking, Blood, Classism, Death, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

mysterymom40's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Classism, Death, Medical content, and Racism

graphic sexual scenes or thoughts; child sees parent having graphic sex with someone; descriptions of miscarriage is very detailed, both physically and psychologically; child living with neurodiversity is severely bullied by a parent; tragic scene of death related to an airplane ride; thoughts of harming a child; attempt to harm a child in a medical setting

bookedwithmel's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infertility, Bullying, Child death, and Classism