Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

15 reviews

belle2008's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cheyneflynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I got lost sometimes but I did really love the storytelling 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Pregnancy

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

carisamarie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

I recently watched a YouTube video explaining the grimdark genre. The video described the origin of the genre, Warhammer. But I wonder—what could be a better indication of grimdark than the gruesome horrors and cruelties visited upon enslaved Black people in the United States? I'd consider this

(very nearly)

part of that genre.

Note: the book doesn't go into more detail than is needed, so I wouldn't consider it trauma porn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol