Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

4 reviews

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, War, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Violence, Infertility, and Rape

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

 For probably at least half the book I was only still reading because I was intrigued by how Marie-Laure and her father devised ways to help her navigate the world while blind. As the threads of the story started to really come together I did end up really appreciating a lot of other aspects of the story, so I'm glad I had a reason to stick with it until then. 

 I especially like the specific kinds of 'passive resistance' depicted at one point, though the term isn't used. (I learned the term from some writings included in the back of The White Rose by Inge Scholl.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Infertility and Rape

gothmiku's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Bullying, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Rape, and Confinement

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Gun violence, and Infertility

aeriecircus's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia