Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

5 reviews

weenyreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

The writing is beautiful and poetic but I had to stop reading from very graphic and constant talk of child and infant death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility

scmiller's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Sexism, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, War, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Car accident

graceesford's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and War

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: War, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

heatherjchin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Classism, Blood, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual assault