Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King

3 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Generally don’t love short stories, but I like most of them, especially the one with the three boys spending the summer together. Really liked all the perspectives each story told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Abandonment, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

mdavis26's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Classism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Car accident, Infidelity, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death

eligru's review

mysterious 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? No

3.75

It was nice to read short stories again. They make for entaining short breaks in a busy week.

Although I did not like all 10 of them, I feel like many of the stories will stay with me for a long time. They share some running themes like writing, parenting and getting over a past relationship. My favorites were:

1) Five Tuesdays in Winter 
(about second love, fatherhood and bookshops)

2) Waiting for Charlie 
(about an old man looking back on life)

3) Timeline 
(about a writer, her brother and their neighbours)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexism, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Infidelity