Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

16 reviews

efratmaor's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, and Infertility

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

prism_'s review

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Car accident, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

readingwithmeredith's review

emotional reflective 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

4.5

Characters: 4

Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 3

Setting: 4

Plot/Overall Story: 3

Writing: 4

Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points

A really beautiful and emotional story. Fast paced, easy read, thoughtful, reflective, lots of quotes to hold on to, and full of heart. I enjoyed this one thoroughly even though it was more emotional than I was expecting- not as funny/optimistic as the blurbs on the book make it seem. I think fans of The Reading List or No Two Persons would enjoy this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Infidelity, Medical content, and Miscarriage

dazzy's review

lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Cosy read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Abandonment, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use

lauracollins096's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Xenophobia, Ableism, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content

blewballoon's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

This was a really good story, definitely one of those types of books that is written for people who love being around books. There were a lot more plots and characters than I expected, and I think they all were given just enough time, but maybe could have had more? I wasn't as emotionally impacted by the emotional parts, but based on the tone of the book I'm not sure I was really supposed to be. The book felt more about the general ups, downs, and surprises of life in a way that I don't think was meant to be super heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Car accident, Miscarriage, Suicide, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Vomit, Racism, and Death of parent

evreardon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

This was a slow meandering type of book. Nothing crazy happened. Just a slice of life novel but it felt cozy and welcoming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

katierobertsonshaddix's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Dementia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

polkadots_pints's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

This book definitely kept me engaged - I finished it in three days! A light/medium read, though it includes serious subject matter (see StoryGraph content warnings). Fun for book lovers, as many books and short stories are referenced. My only "complaint" (if  one could even call it that) is that a few times the narrative skips ahead many years in a way that felt a little jolting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, Death, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

reflective 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

4.0

A fast read that I’m glad to have read. It’s a very very good book…just not quite MY book, you know. It’s sparse in a way that mostly left me wanting more of most of it. But I’m sure for others, that could be exactly what makes it shine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

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