Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

15 reviews

marlanaperry77's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

A really powerful and honest memoir about motherhood. The last line was beautiful and I understand why she ended the book on that note, but I would have loved to see more of her recovery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Pregnancy

applesodaperson's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Holy crap this makes me never want children just in case I get postpartum psychosis.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy

_almasoul's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Miscarriage, and Stalking

superiour_medium's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Absolutely heartbreaking reflection on abuse, mental health crises, and the stress & often impossible burden of motherhood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, and Pregnancy

xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Brilliant memoir written about post partum psychosis! The narration is fantastic and the writing style is beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma and Body shaming

emilymdxn's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

f_amiliar_happine_ss's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Catherine, a new mom, travels with her family shortly after giving birth. Stress builds during their trip, paired with sleep deprivation and deteriorating paranoia, she entered an episode of postpartum psychosis. After a trip to the ER and a transfer to an inpatient facility, Catherine begins her recovery.
During her time in the hospital she would write "truths" of her life to help distinguish reality from delusion, she also drew a family tree- something she was unable to do while psychotic. All in all, she spent twelve days away from her family. Being separated for so long, Catherine had developed postpartum depression and an emotional detachment to her child, but with the guides of therapy and a support system Catherine was able to embrace her identity as a mother.
Very good book but not "amazing." Four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

gabbyreynolds's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sarahlovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

coolbitch's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse