Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

4 reviews

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

won’t comment on the writing quality considering i’m no longer the target age for this novel, but regardless of that, it’s an excellent and important story. originally read it when I was in middle school and it helped me with some things - definitely should be a required reading for young teens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

scarlettkellett's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Xenophobia and Rape

Minor: Abortion

loxeletters's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Xenophobia, Self harm, Racism, Suicide, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Blood

readsandrants'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? It's complicated

5.0

I started off hating this book. And I do mean hating, I think at one point I even called the main character a passionless dull main character with questionable opinions. I was so ready to hate this book, not that I had wanted to, I had originally been excited for this book because someone who has very similar reading taste to mine absolutely raves about it and when I saw my teacher assigned it for summer reading I was thrilled. The first couple of chapters felt robotic, and the opening line was a bit of a cringe worthy sentence. But I actually grew to really love this book as it went on, though it was nothing I had thought it would be when I first heard about it, it was still a really great book nonetheless and I will be one of those annoying people who do nothing but rave and recommend this book to everyone they meet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, and Vomit