Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Room by Emma Donoghue

93 reviews

bookskatie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Vomit

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really enjoyed the narrating voice which must have been a feat to write because Jack is both evidently a child but also very mature for his age in a way that's believable given the context he had to grow up in. This could have very easily been a chronicle of an escape only, but the author weaved in some critiques to media and society that felt super poignant. Ending was good, I just felt that the pacing rushed a bit after chapter 4.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, and Child abuse

aproudmc13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

ricksilva's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.0

Told from the point-of-view of a five-year-old boy who has lived his whole life in a single room, the room where his mother has been held prisoner by a kidnapper for seven years. The beginning of the book does a great job of building tension around the scenario, and the mother comes up with an extremely dangerous plan to try to escape, but one in which her child must play the crucial role. And then the story departs completely from the pacing one would expect from a thriller, focusing instead on the aftermath and the lingering effects of trauma on mother and son as they try to adapt to their return to the world.

There are a few spots where it felt like the author was scrambling for "okay, now what else could go wrong?", but the voice of Jack, the protagonist and narrator, is very engaging, and the story does a tremendous job of getting maximum impact out of small details. 

It was also nice to see some breaking of standard thriller tropes: The villain is not near-infallible, and really isn't even a major focus of the story. The cops and medical people are competent and compassionate, and the supporting cast is provided a good degree of depth of character, even through what we observe by way of Jack.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, and Miscarriage

jkar7's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual content, Self harm, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage and Murder

foxytroxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage

yayathegreat38's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Vomit, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

meihessen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Even though the books tells a story in a very dark and intens setting the most important theme is the parental love and care.

A very moving read!

'Good-bye Room'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Vomit, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Physical abuse

kayjpggg's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I liked how it is in a child’s point of view and even after the big event, I was still intrigued. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Self harm

orizenda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.5

I honestly probably need more time to think on this one. like telling the story thru the eyes of jack gives it layers of the story idk. anyway, really liked it but difficult material content-wise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Miscarriage, Confinement, and Kidnapping