Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

58 reviews

thenoodlevore's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I give this a real solid 4 for story, but the presentation on the audio version is a 5 for sure. 

I read complaints about how the story was presented and the ending, but thinking about it, I like it. It’s pieced together in bits of journal, with a flow of thoughts related to what specifically happened then/ that day. I think it reflects a lot about the narrator’s mental state and adds to the story rather than takes away. Of course there are a MILLION unanswered questions. I like that it’s not a tidy ending at all and a vague reflection of a before time. The work was descriptive and I was able to see/ feel the events as it was described by the author. An impactful piece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

lela's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

gripping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

sephypear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

When reading this book, I would be absolutely engrossed until something pulled me away; and then I'd be hesitant to pick it back up.
This story was engrossing, the atmosphere was tense and palpable.
Do I recommend? Yes. Will I read again? I'm not sure I can put myself through it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Torture, and Abortion

ellecama's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

damara_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I liked that this centered Native/Indigenous women/people and that it took place in Minnesota (so I knew the places that were mentioned). I also liked how this was about women's bodily autonomy and society's weird obsession over caring more about the unborn then the ones currently living.
Not my favorite book but I would be willing to read more from the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Medical content, and Abortion

badmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Religious bigotry

rachaelwho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Narration by the author is great.
I think the people who didn't like this book wanted it to be spookier and more sci-fi. This is a book about motherhood, womanhood, pregnancy, autonomy, family, ancestry, and what we owe each other. Authoritarianism and institutionalization, too. It is also about climate and catastrophe, near-future dystopia. The sci-fi conceit isn't superfluous, but this isn't quite "genre fiction" and if you wanted to get into that, I guess you probably wouldn't love this one. Reviews hung up on the "science" of the setting not making sense are... Really stunningly, jaw-droppingly missing the forest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Deportation

theprimalcollective's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Transphobia

emzconklin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Violence