Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Animal: A Novel by Lisa Taddeo

46 reviews

grunbean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

I have never read female rage like this before. If you have ever experienced what it is like to present as female in this world, you will relate to. It’s womanhood’s revenge fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infertility, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Abortion, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Violence

addythebookbat's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

noshinbean's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Blood, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ashpociadlo's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Blood, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Dementia, Child death, Abandonment, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Child abuse

matigiuro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Drug use, Abortion, Death of parent, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

lovelylilelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Dementia, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death of parent, and Suicide

lily_kruse's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dementia, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Drug use, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Someone wrote ‘trauma dump’ in their review and honestly I felt that 😂 

Most of the time, I was cross with Joan and her lack of accountability or lack of energy for well, anything? She just felt so blasé and it was frustrating to read, although I think that’s the whole point of her character.
I also get why she would’ve felt the need to try and justify every single one of her actions though…

This one definitely needs content warnings which I’ll include below.

Only 2 out of 5 stars for me this time unfortunately 😫 It was hard to put down at times but also hard to get through, because nobody was in a good place and it felt like there was a need to glamourise that 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infertility, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Miscarriage

n0e11e0000's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Body horror, Ableism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Grief, and Addiction

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Cursing, Body shaming, and War

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Infertility, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Abortion, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Confinement and Forced institutionalization