Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic by Emma

9 reviews

chloeanderson's review

informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content

krispy_reading's review

informative inspiring reflective

3.5

At least read the first chapter. 
A bonus if a male reader decides to read this to understand a woman’s perspective on certain issues or conflicts. The goal is for greater understanding, communication, and collaboration. 

Great topics covered but the art style is not for me. This could have been a collection of short stories or essays featuring smaller comics. As half of the story is a cartoon version of herself talking with speech bubbles. Except there are some stories that are best described with illustrations (Adama, the female reproductive system). 

Reminder that this is a translated piece from France.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, Bullying, and Sexism

alisonannk's review

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Classism, Murder, Gun violence, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder

emmasiporatyler's review

reflective fast-paced

3.5

Not what I expected in some ways! I thought this book would solely be focused on gender roles both at home and in the work place, but this book expands to many other topics (some that felt kind of random). Kind of felt disjointed at times, and the drawing style wasn’t my favorite. The translation seemed good but I wonder if it might have had more of an impact in its originally published language. Some chapters that really stood out to me include: .”You Should’ve Asked,” “The Story of My Friend C.,” and “The Male Gaze.”Overall, I think this book addressed a lot of important topics in a digestible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality and Pregnancy

uchsu's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality and Pregnancy

wickedgrumpy's review

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

I don't really know what to say beyond that it was very preach-y.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

madisonhh666's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sjanke2's review

fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Body shaming, Classism, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Bullying

the_vegan_bookworm's review

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

An interesting read that distills many feminist concepts into interesting and easily understandable comics! I liked Emma's tone and drawing style, and I appreciated her passion for this subject and for her activism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Police brutality