Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

528 reviews

cmbohn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Gaslighting

hcumbie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Witty, feminist, sad, infuriating for women,  somehow mysterious at the same time. Some parts were dull but I was rooting for Elizabeth the whole book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

anabellasr's review against another edition

emotional slow-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? Yes

3.75

elizabeth was intolerable at times but so is being treated as inferior.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Pregnancy

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

princess_sara_sparkles's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

emray14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Elizabeth was a self centered, egotistical woman who genuinely seemed to have no care for the way in which her actions might affect those she cares about. Elizabeth continuously bashes stay at home moms and women in non-science fields, which is contradictory to her insistence that women can be anything (just so long as she approves). The book  gives just two sentences to racism and one sentence to homophobia. Her weird ass comparison of her interest in science to her dead brother’s queerness wholly misses the mark. 

The sweet moments were sweet and the sad moments were sad. When it wants to be emotional, it succeeds beautifully. The format was fun to read, what with all the changing povs, but the graphic sexual assault scene and Elizabeth’s selfishness kept this could-be fantastic book from reaching 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Pregnancy

carlyg96's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Pregnancy

emamazee's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

nbreezy17's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

anarchy7's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment