Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

12 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Blood, Racism, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gore, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Animal death, and Excrement

Minor: Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Infertility, Child death, and Pedophilia

evelyncore's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book feels and reads like a political post nut clarity - and that's good?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Body horror, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Classism, Self harm, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Addiction, Pedophilia, Bullying, Excrement, Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Outing, Deadnaming, Deportation, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Ableism

rosekantorczyk's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Self harm, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Classism, Vomit, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Gore, Blood, and Deadnaming

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Alcohol, Animal death, and Pedophilia

noemi_qu's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This is not a story you read for escapism, it was a challenge to get through most of the graphic yet realistic details. Take the content warnings very much to heart and be in a good headspace to digest it all. 
The third act unfortunately felt too "eyelids forced opened a la clockwork orange" but still feels in line with what the author wanted so I'm going with a mid rating for that and the epilogue. It was a book that had something to say and it said it loud and brutal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, Death, Body shaming, Transphobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Antisemitism, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Racial slurs, Animal death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Pedophilia

foxwish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Infertility

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Rape, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Sexism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Infertility, and Homophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury

augusts_2020's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Outing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Rape, Colonisation, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Pregnancy, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Torture

ellisdex's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Sexual content, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident, Torture, Death, Infertility, Murder, Vomit, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

throwback682's review against another edition

dark tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This is the most disturbing book I’ve ever read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Blood, Dysphoria, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Antisemitism, Gore, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, and War

billie_budd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

absolutely brutal read but so so worth it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Racism, Suicide attempt, Blood, Xenophobia, Body horror, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Misogyny, Classism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infertility, Animal death, Excrement, and Pedophilia