Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

29 reviews

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, and Abortion

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Vomit, Car accident, and Abandonment

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25

it's like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but even better imo. i fell in love with Elizabeth Zott, whose experiences are painful to read and made me want to scream with indignation. in fact, (almost*) the whole cast was lovable—not just  "able to be loved", but rather, "no choice but to love". an engaging, many-threaded story full of heart that weaved into one for a rock-solid ending (for which i'm a sucker).

*except, to be honest, Walter Pine. i don't see how he was much better than the villainous men before him (Donatti and Lebensmal); maybe he was "just following orders", but as if that makes up for it. he's a devoted father, but what kind of daughter's role model is complicit in the mistreatment of women under his own purview? but of course he's ultimately

rewarded with a promotion—which i don't fault the writing for, it's prob the most realistic course of events unfortunately—but less believably, becomes bffs with Elizabeth at the drop of a hat

?? he may recognize the err of his ways, but did he follow that up with any significant changes, e.g. use his newfound power to uplift those he previously kept down? not that we know of. maybe i hold a grudge like Calvin but i don't really see how Walter redeemed himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

sarcasmpotato's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

grboph's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I really liked this book. My grandmother recommended it to me and got it for me, and I'm very glad she did! The characters and story were all very memorable, and I especially loved the addition of Six-Thirty as a secondary character - that was very unique and heartwarming. As a woman pursuing a career in science, this book was also very eye-opening to the sexism and other challenges that women in science faced relatively recently, and reminded me to appreciate the people who came before me. I felt so many emotions while reading Lessons in Chemistry and found myself really rooting for the main characters all the way through. I'm not sure how else to describe this book, other than by saying I'd recommend it to just about anyone out there, but particularly people interested in STEM.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Abortion, and War

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was pretty good. Not my favorite but I can see why it got so much buzz. The talking dog parts were too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

ejs2000's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

ellenr272's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was really well written and the story was amazing but to be honest... it was a lot. This book is for some reason is marketed as a romance (a fact that the author disagrees with) and it is definitely not, so I did not go into expecting something quite as heavy.  There is plenty of humor as well, but the overall topics and themes are very heavy.  My main reason for deducting to a 4.5 rating is that I think this book should have had trigger warnings in the front. I didn't look them up because of how this book was marketed and I really wish I had known. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Alcohol