Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

6 reviews

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Colonisation, Alcohol, Classism, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

theemeraldgirl23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Wow! This book was amazing! I have never felt more truly represented by a novel in my entire life. The story of Gogol Ganguli and his immigrant family living in America just spoke to me. As an Indian myself, this book was the first I've read that I could actually relate to. I should've expected what would happen by the end, but it was just so exciting to read. The novel is basically a walkthrough of Gogol's life as it happens, his struggles with accepting his Bengali background, changing his name, his ultimately failed relationships, and just everything with his life. It ends up being full circle as he learns to appreciate the name he was given at the end when he read the collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol given to him by his father at 14. I loved how he ended up coming to terms with his identity and his name as he has struggled with that his entire life. I highly recommend this story as a tale about family, relationships, and the Indian experience. It was beautiful! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Pregnancy

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Sexism, Stalking, Classism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Racism, and Toxic friendship

dariad123's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Infidelity, and Deadnaming

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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? No

4.75

Given that I'm extremely late to THE NAMESAKE party, you probably don't need a real review from me. I'll just say that this is such a beautiful, tender, sprawling book that carries you along its currents. Following the Ganguli family through their joys and heartbreaks was such a wonderful experience, and - as with every time I've joined @idleutopia_reads' #DiversifyYourBacklist buddy read group - I've been so grateful to Karen for getting me to pick up such a lovely book. I would have gladly read hundreds more pages of this story, and I'm looking forward to reading Lahiri's other works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Deadnaming

debookgeek's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Racism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Transphobia