Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

113 reviews

t0rixoxo's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

i was very close to dnfing this book. the first few chapters were full of references to anuses and butts and i honestly couldnt take it. i think the author was just trying to depict a teenage boy’s mind, but it just came off as kind of weird. but once he stopped with the weird sphincter references, the book became much more bearable and i was actually fully invested!

this book is about a teen boy named henry trying to figure out if he should press a button that prevents the end of the world. however, he struggles with the decision as his life is pretty sucky. his boyfriend committed suicide, hes hooking up with his bully, and his family is dysfunctional and chaotic.

i love the concept and the author does a wonderful job of executing it. it deals with many philosophical/existential questions in a simple way that the average reader can understand.

the only reason i didnt give this book five stars is the issue i mentioned in the beginning. overall, this was a fantastic book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

grilledsneeze's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Homophobia, Self harm, and Miscarriage

ritzreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-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? Yes

4.75

i will never think about anything the same again 
are we the ants

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape

kxt_rine23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Body shaming, Blood, Grief, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug use, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

simranpahwa's review

slow-paced

2.5

Let’s just say you could tell this book was written in 2016.. definitely a book of its time. It gave me the same energy as Thirteen Reasons Why 😭 The story was decent but I found myself getting bored a lot. Also hated the fact that we don’t really find out what happens??? My favourite parts were the chapters focused on the different ways the world would end and I don’t even get to find out LOL. Maybe I would’ve appreciated this book more if I had read it when I was 15 years old, but at this point in time, I’m going to have to give it a 2.5/5 ⭐️ 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

rocketdea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Miscarriage

alienexpert's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

An interesting read contemplating mortality and what drives us to stay alive. It held my attention well and I found the formatting of journal entries with theories about the end of the world every couple of ‘chapters’ to be very fluid and helped framing the timeline. I would say there were a few parts that did feel more YA aligned, but nothing that led to me being disengaged with the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Bullying, Death, and Gaslighting

lilcurious's review against another edition

2.5

Very sad gay teenagers. Heartwarming despite everything. Badly integrated anecdotes from a future/parallel reality. Overall forgettable. (Check TWs, some heavy stuff)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Self harm, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Homophobia

liamray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book so much. It's a beautiful mix of sci-fi and the emotional journey of Henry leading up to the end of the world. It's one of those books that changes you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

0lli_e's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Some of the dialogue feels manufactured at times, and i found the plot to be a little slow about halfway through. but it's still a great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Bullying, Grief, and Suicide