Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

55 reviews

laratboulos's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Medical trauma, Child death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization

scholastic_squid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Child death

spookyaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Misogyny

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Miscarriage, Murder, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Violence and Blood

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Body horror, Infertility, and Medical content

professor_jango's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Miscarriage, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Torture

lamegod's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Abortion, Blood, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infidelity, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Death, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Minor: Cultural appropriation

qteabeans's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is such a powerful example of a book that is so good but outside of my wheelhouse. If you want to read about someone navigating what family is, how heritage impacts us, and how all of that crashes together when you're expecting a child, this would be a great book for you. It is a lovely piece of literary fiction that uses a lot of Catholic references. If that sounds like your jam, you'll probably love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, and Alcohol

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Slavery, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts