Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

5 reviews

mr_cain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Catalan Barbara Kingsolver. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Dementia

biobeetle's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Gun violence, War, and Pregnancy

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

bluedilly's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Grief, Sexual content, War, and Dementia

Minor: Body horror, Classism, and Gun violence

starrygal's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

One of the best books I have read in awhile. Poetic, entrancing, tragic, realistic, magical, and utterly unlike most other novels. I love the way it gives everyone a voice, even those who normally don't get a say in these stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, War, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual harassment and Excrement

amhud1030's review

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Dementia, Rape, and Sexual content