Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Mouthful of Air by Amy Koppelman

5 reviews

danimcthomas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Truly a feminist horror story. Beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Blood, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Confinement

HEAVY mental health themes - suicidal ideation, self harm, anxiety, eating disorders. Especially triggering for anyone who has sensitivity around postpartum depression.

emmeme's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming and Child abuse

callikat's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Child death, and Self harm

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

You would hardly know this book is twenty years old.  I loved Amy Koppelman's moment-to-moment, almost stream of consciousness writing style, the beats within chapters.  As Julie drowns in postpartum depression, she contemplates her own upbringing, her parents' long-overdue separation, the feeling of having been abandoned, and most importantly, the choking pressure of motherhood and expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death and Death