Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

5 reviews

bg_oseman_fan's review

emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

This was a great read. For me, Frances Perkins was previously a sentence or paragraph. This book introduced a whole person to me, and her consequential role in history. The book was engaging and interesting. It told the story with a lot of heard and knowledge, and I’d recommend to anyone, history buff or not

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

mrslibrarianclaus's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Mental illness

tangerine7199's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

whatjoannasreading's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring medium-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: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

oceanwriter's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

The fact Frances Perkins isn't a more widely discussed historical figure is shocking to me. I’m guilty of having spent years only knowing her by name and the fact she was the first woman to be a part of a presidential cabinet. I knew nothing of her story or her works.

The book follows Frances Perkins’ life and career in politics. This largely includes her marriage to Paul Wilson, her friendship with Mary Rumsey, and her partnership with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Emotional, heartfelt, and above all inspiring, we get to follow her footsteps from New England to Washington D.C.

Though this is a work of fiction, there is a lot to be learned and, for me, has prompted further research. I particularly enjoyed reading the part of the story about Frances’ marriage to Paul and his mental health struggles. I appreciate how much care went into writing these real-life characters. It steered away from some of the more controversial topics that a lot of authors would have jumped to explore.

Thanks to Berkley and NetGalley for providing a free e-ARC of the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Eating disorder and Abandonment