Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

13 reviews

mollywoolven's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

What a beautiful book!! 
I read The Tattooist of Auschwitz
during lockdown and reading this had the exact same feeling. Cilka is a beautiful strong woman. She is a true inspiration and I think it is captured in this book wonderfully. Although a very hard subject, there are some light hearted moments and I would recommend to anyone to continue with it just have regular breaks throughout! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, War, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, Child death, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

mightyfrenchbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Je me sentirais mal de dénigrer un roman FICTIF inspiré d'un personnage réel sur le terrible vécu des gens ayant été emprisonnés dans les gulags. La trame de fond était intéressante. Ceci dit, l'écriture de l'autrice était très mid. En écriture on entend souvent parler de "show, don't tell". À mon avis, l'autrice, bien qu'elle ait parlé de désespoir, n'a pas su me faire ressentir ce désespoir dans ses écrits. Certains éléments étaient "garochés" et aurait pu être nettement mieux développés. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Rape, Blood, Deportation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infertility

luananki's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

i don’t think i can actually articulate why i enjoyed this one so much, but it was an interesting and captivating read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and War

emlay_'s review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, and Rape

Minor: Violence and Sexual violence

gabyjo's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Miscarriage, Child death, Pregnancy, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Sexual violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

missarmweak's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Grief, Gore, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Blood, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infertility, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Medical content, Body horror, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Rape

bookish_bobbie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Antisemitism, Confinement, and Miscarriage

cwinship's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Self harm, and Infertility

punnypenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I read this book cover to cover in less than 12 hours, it is so gripping. I highly recommend anything written by Heather Morris

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Body shaming, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Vomit