Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

37 reviews

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Homophobia

hngisreading's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Child death, and Sexual content

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gun violence, Dementia, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual content, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Toxic friendship

readinggem's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse

heatherinthenether's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

This book is a beautifully written telling of complicated lives. It feels so real and immediate, and read  like a poem. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Cursing, Pregnancy, Grief, Cancer, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Colonisation, Drug use, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Racism, and Sexual content

mgdsmile's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

Red at the Bone is a portrait of a family, all its generations within a few decades, all their wrestlings. I appreciated hearing each person’s voice- I’m sure there was more meaning to be parsed out through the choices of perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Death in 9/11

savvylit's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

In Red At the Bone, Jacqueline Woodson has deftly woven an unforgettable & well-crafted multiple-perspective story. Woodson's lyrical yet sparse writing style perfectly paints a vivid portrait of familial devotion and pain. The perspectives of each individual are staggered on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Ultimately, this allows for a more complete picture of every single family member. Aubrey, Melody, Sabe, Iris, and Po'Boy are characters that will stick with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Death, and Grief

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

first time reading jacqueline woodson and it's quite good. red at the bone is a story abt family (and all the complexity it entails), identity, and growing into oneself. the novel's relatively short but it packs quite a punch.

there's complexity in its characters - i particularly enjoy the polarity between iris and audrey - while also deftly exploring its themes and issues of race, queerness, and identity.

its unique structure, while oft intriguing, can also be confusing at times, making the reading experience a lil disjointed. nevertheless this is a good, surprisingly layered read esp considering its length.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Racism, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

An interesting window into three generations and their perspectives on love, family, and grief, drawing parallels across time. Despite the many different perspectives and time jumps, this was a quick read and did not feel confusing or unmoored, which can happen if there are too many voices and time periods. I think it helped that the book was strongly character-driven.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Biphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness

books4bee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death of parent, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Cancer, Drug use, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Cursing