Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

4 reviews

emilyrebeccaehg's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

A masterpiece. It was easy to keep turning pages to find out what would happen next. And easy to get swept up on the saga of every character. I appreciated the focus on the long-term fallout that happens after trauma while not focusing on the person who caused the trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jacduc777's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, and Death of parent

secretgardensbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder