Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

6 reviews

batfling's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death, Animal death, and Abortion

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical trauma

pearlpool's review

3.5

really gorgeous prose and an interesting premise but the plot twist was really unfortunate!

i get that this book was written in the 70’s but the anti abortion rhetoric really really sucked so much

mind the content warnings!! there is also pretty crazy descriptions of drowning but it wouldn’t let me tag that lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Abortion, and Death of parent

grunbean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

It’s a quick and interesting read, but I can’t say it kept me engaged all too well. Perhaps it’s a book made to be analysed, but some of the prose makes it hard to stay with it. It’s like the book is too smart in a way? 

I didn’t see where the story was going, and I really enjoyed the later second and third parts. There’s just something about it that makes it a sort of jarring read, and sad my first Atwood book I’m hoping her voice comes through in future reads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, War, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Death of parent

lavissa's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Animal death, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Bullying

clemmiem's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

futureofmydays's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment