Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

134 reviews

slintangel's review

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

feeling complex emotions so rating might change. i'm not sure what ending i expected, i need to stop letting myself be tricked into sad endings and books where the main selling point is a brief moment in the characters' lives. you know, like, a fleeting moment that made it's way into a book. 

i enjoyed it and held onto a lot of passages with my teeth. i took a night bus to the airport and back because it just put me into that sort of mood. you can decide what mood that is. 

somehow i kept wishing she'd decide to leave or maybe not have the baby, it didn't feel like anyone really deserved each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

jstone0729's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse

blymanor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Infidelity

stine_0's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Vomit, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Physical abuse

calamitywindpetal's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent

hanhantap's review

challenging dark funny sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I love short stories about loser queer women making bad decisions about their lives and being delusional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Minor: Abortion

scarroll178's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit. What a wild ride. I love the writing style; it’s so vivid, I could imagine the scenes playing out like a movie. The dynamic between Pizza Girl and Jenny Hauser was so fascinating: the past looking to the future. I understood why the MC fixated on this woman when she barely even knew her. I could even understand why the MC had the strained relationship she had with her mom and boyfriend, the way she resented being cast in the role of mother.

I do think the ending was a bit unsatisfying. She and her boyfriend are going to be okay now? And she’s left bagging groceries and being a mom? I thought the book might end with her realizing what she really wanted to do with her life, not embracing the role that she was stuck with.

Overall, great book, and I’d definitely be interested in reading this author again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

a0ri's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The fact that someone wrote this in their early twenties is quite impressive. Flawed, a little. But very much still enjoyed it, and I cant wait to see what else this author comes up with

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse

caseyreadslol's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

does anyone in the reviews eat cheeseburger pizza

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Pregnancy