Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Mothers, by Brit Bennett

14 reviews

abbie_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I enjoyed this one as much as The Vanishing Half, if not more! It’s less than 300 pages but it has the the richness of a 500-page tome, different strands and characters coming together, intersecting, pulled apart again. A really thoughtful and poignant portrayal of one decision reverberating through several lives.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

This was such a good read, I really liked the exact amount of plot we were given, we got a good slice of life. Somehow managed to include loads of heavy topics without being too triggering. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Grief, Infertility, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

meaghancook's review

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content and Injury/injury detail

funkylitchick's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault

michtrnr's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, and Racial slurs

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

1.5

The characters were all awful people. The book kept building and building, weaving a beautiful, complicated tapestry of these peoples lives in a black community in California and the repercussions Nadia and Luke must deal with after Nadia gets pregnant at 17 years old and has an abortion. 

The author’s observations and commentary on race, culture, age, youth, I really enjoyed and for the first half of the book, I was highlighting a quote on almost every other page. There were several that made me take a step back and really thing about our world and how it treats the black community. 

But after the 50% mark, the main characters development is utterly wasted and they stay stagnant for the rest of the book. Neither of them grow, they only become more toxic and worse people. Everyone lies, no one is faithful, everyone is selfish. Loved it until the 50% mark and then hated the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Medical content

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

Minor: Racism

joneva's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy

reb_reads's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-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

This was a really interesting exploration of grief and motherhood and what it means to be a mother. I had a little bit of an issue with how abortion was talked about but I understand that this was from a religious point of view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

bookreviewsgr's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Suicide, and Abortion