Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Likeness by Tana French

6 reviews

mama_vees_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Suicide, and Sexual content

ginger95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Better than In The Woods imo, Cassie is very likable as a character, the mystery is tense and thrilling (it seemed like i couldnt read fast enough during some scenes) and there was a nice conclusion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Gun violence

nixicat1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Car accident, Colonisation, Violence, Suicide, and Stalking

marisacarpico's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first book is a high standard to match, but this does it. Strong character work and a decently compelling plot considering the action takes place in the same place for the most part. It’s the maturity and complexity of French’s work that always impresses me. I’m going to finish another book allegedly for adults by the end of the night and doing so makes the strength of her work stand out even more. Like this is genre fiction, but it can border on literary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion

afterthestorms's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Okay, there is slow-paced and then there is this book. The last three hours were really difficult to get through.  Nevermind the huge suspension of disbelief with the whole look-alike storyline. 

Still, I liked the idea and the emotional engagement the story provides.

This was the second time the author pulled the 'well I guess this person is just a psychopath' card. That was kind of lazy. And the murderer... it was the gay guy because the other guy was bi and he was jealous but it was just alluded to and never discussed? Sigh. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion