Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Room by Emma Donoghue

95 reviews

foxgallagher's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lime_brain's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Kidnapping

Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape

nicolescottwv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

harraisin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Grief

theresaclare's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

i really loved this. 

I don’t think I would have enjoyed this as much if it were told from ma’s perspective. seeing everything through jack’s eyes was an excellent choice of donoghue’s. 

such an amazing story. heartbreaking, terrifying, hopeful… its definitely something i’ll read again if I can find some tissues. it temporarily got me out of a reading slump too, so I love it for that as well. 

I liked the movie too, although some of the story changes they made bugged me - but brie larson & jacob tremblay were incredible! I will always prefer the book but I really enjoyed their performances 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ciara_xx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

kemrick19's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

resolving2read's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Vomit

ahopper7's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The story in the novel is heartbreaking and overall what kept me reading. I would agree with a lot of the reviews that the perspective being from a child was off putting, I feel like the story would have felt more real and raw if it had at least switch perspectives between the mom and Jack. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Suicide attempt