Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

5 reviews

mselvis's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

Most depressing I've ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Car accident, Cancer, Violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, Racism, Infertility, and Alcoholism

videosnyper's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

another_dahlia's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Blood, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

cnoonan4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

librasgroove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage