Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Wpływ gwiazd by Emma Donoghue

112 reviews

dwilde's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective

Loveable characters: Yes

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Man I love Emma Donoghue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, War

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry

caoilfhionn73's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

maggiecarr's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This book could be triggering to those that struggle to read medical content, including sickness & birth. The entire story takes place over the course of 3 days and reads a lot like Call The Midwife but in a hospital setting. Societal norms not so distant in our history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

hannahsheil's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol

dirk_wethington's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit

ninacnocky's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: War

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent

louisereadsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

lell_read's review against another edition

2.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War

zestyparm's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Miscarriage, War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Police brutality

gerika13's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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One of my favourites books ever from this author. 

I was weeping for the last twenty pages, I couldn't believe that little bloom of happiness was snuffed so quickly.

Viscerally realistic depictions of that which is never spoken of in womens' suffering, and a bleak picture of that time in history.  How achingly familiar to recent events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia