Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

24 reviews

dblue236's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, racism, domestic violence. 

This was one of the best books I've read so far this year, for a number of reasons. I loved the setting and the beautiful descriptions of the time frame and rural Kentucky. The characters were well rounded and felt real, and the historical aspect of it that was clearly very thoroughly researched really added depth to the story. This was the first book I've read by this author, and if it was any indication, I definitely need to seek out more of her work. I cannot recommend this highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Bullying, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Medical content, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Incest, Abortion, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

annieree's review

emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

recreated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

Really loved the characters! Enjoyed the historic aspect - both facts and assumptions. There are some heavy topics but I feel they are fair representations of the past. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Violence, Sexual violence, Abortion, Rape, and Medical content

roveronez's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book's grown on me and what had started as a 3 has ended up guaranteeing 4 stars. It has sent me down a rabitt hole, and I found myself reading about the blue people of Kentucky, about courting candles and the Horse Pack Librarians. Deeply touching, I feel like this story os going to stay with me for a while...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

sjurban's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad 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: Abortion, Rape, and Physical abuse

verna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Bullying, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Racism, Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, Stalking, Physical abuse, Medical content, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

3.5

I usually love historical fiction but this one took so long to get going that I struggled a lot at first. It didn’t really take off for me until about 100 pages in which is nearly halfway, and that’s why I didn’t rate it higher. The second half of the book kept me reading and I didn’t want to put it down. The historical aspects of the KY Pack Horse program and the blue people of Kentucky were fascinating as a native Kentuckian, especially because I had never heard of the former prior to reading this book. The story is sad and tells of the hardships of rural, Appalachian life in the 1930’s and 40’s with candor and grace. It definitely makes you appreciate the technological, medical, and social advancements we’ve made and just how hardy a people the folks from mining country truly are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

natalya_c14's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Sexual violence, Rape, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion

sarayadawn17's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a book that will stick with me. The writing is beautiful and reflective, I had to pause many times to process things and think about what the author said. I found myself researching different aspects of the book to learn more. It was extremely emotional as well and heartbreaking. I love how the book shed light on the importance of reading and education, but also tackled numerous difficult subjects of racism, sexual assault, and starvation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

pastlifetragedy's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, Abortion, Rape, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Violence, Death, Ableism, Classism, Death of parent, and Hate crime