Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

13 reviews

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Cancer, Racism, Child death, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, Rape, Death, Grief, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Ableism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

jess_vitale's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

I decided to read Silver Sparrow after finishing An American Marriage, which I loved, and I can say the same for this book. I enjoy the author's writing style and the story was engrossing, especially with the two different narrators.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Stalking, and Drug use

tree_star's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexism

btothebooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

An engaging read. I liked the dual POV but also that they didn’t cover the exact same time; that while you heard from one daughter, you didn't hear from the other for her side. I don't know that I expected that specific ending, but

certainly found James the asshole for dropping Dana like that when she did nothing wrong. I'd also be interested to know how Chaurisse's life turned out beyond what we saw because, for all the benefits she had of having James in her life, Dana seemed in the more enviable position.

 

I'm not sure who I would peg as the main character here, though I'm not sure it matters?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage

michelleka's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Racial slurs, Infertility, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death, and Alcohol

mirrie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Death

wellreadmegs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my second book by Tayari Jones and I love how she writes about the complexities of family and relationships. They are real and they are messy but that is life. It was interesting to hear from the perspective of the "other family." Obviously, you don't feel as bad for the other woman, but you empathize with the child that was brought up in this world. Who has to deal with this deck of cards that life gave her & something that was entirely out of her control. 

It was a little confusing at times when they switched back and forth from Dana & Chaurisse's narrations since their lives were so intertwined and you had to remind yourself who was speaking. The ending felt harsh and abrupt, but again, I guess that's life. 

I would have liked to know more about their lives as they got older since we only got a glimpse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Infertility and Child death

cthornhill's review

emotional funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse