Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

76 reviews

skillwithaquill's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Moving. Emotional. Resonant. As someone with several chronic illnesses, this book was especially poignant and salient for me. 

None of the usual trappings of inspiration porn, healing through Jesus, or spiritual woowoo that many memoirs about illness and near-death experiences fall into. It’s thoughtful, but not preachy. Meaningful, but not maudlin. I’ll definitely revisit it in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny and Death

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Excrement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Other content warnings & specifics: medical sexism, graphic discussions of childbirth & c-section, attempted assault & kidnapping, child in peril, graphic depiction of a near drowning, claustrophobia, abortion (in the context of a missed miscarriage requiring surgical intervention).

vanesst's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, and Grief

qtcarolyn's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Miscarriage, Bullying, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual violence, Dysphoria, and Animal death

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence

lilawsahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

There are chapters that have you gripping the edge of your seat or bawling your eyes out and others where you are bored and ready for the next brush of death. And they get repetitive especially when you regret decisions made or thinking about how you can survive your situation. The author makes me want to go out and travel more. Live more. 

Note: It’s interesting to hear about the healthcare system in Europe. It is so different than Americas. But also similar especially when doctors brush off your needs and ignore your symptoms. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, and Chronic illness

hjcomic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

This is very well written but I felt like I was lurching from trauma to trauma. I was quite triggered by some of the sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Child death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

merewuf's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

elinorrae's review against another edition

5.0

incredibly well written and the story was just so heartbreaking but full of hope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual harassment

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

phenomenal.  had a feeling this one would be (for sure a mashed potato book).

Maggie O'Farrell reminds me why I love memoirs written by writers.  now I need to finally read her fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Violence, and Gaslighting

slad's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage