Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

135 reviews

walskishere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me feel a lot of things, good and bad, and somehow all of them positive feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Racism and Animal death

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SYNOPSIS:

• The Allbright family, Ernt, Cora, & their thirteen-year-old daughter, Leni, are living in Seattle. It is 1975. Ernt has trouble holding a job & staying in one place too long. Cora & Ernt met when Cora was young, and she got pregnant when she was 16.
• Ernt is a Vietnam war veteran & a POW with PTSD. He learns one of his comrades from the war left him some land in Alaska, and he decides to move the family out there. They leave everything behind, and head to Kaneq, Alaska. The small community helps the family settle in & prepare for the winter.
• Ernt’s disposition worsens, exacerbated by alcohol & the harsh, dark months in Alaska. His textbook behavior is domestic violence, and Cora is textbook behavior of a DV victim.
• The small community is a beacon of hope for Cora & Leni. The friendships they forge are integral parts of their lives, as isolation is dangerous in DV.

MY THOUGHTS

• A gripping, compelling masterpiece
• Deftly plotted + next level character development
• Hannah is an expert at capturing the dual threats of living in Alaska as newcomers & living in a tumultuous household.
• At the heart, this is Leni’s story. I loved the bond between Cora and Leni, as well as the heartbreaking depiction of the heavy burdens Leni carried. I was blown away by Leni’s countless, insurmountable challenges. There are aspects of finding herself & coming-of-age. 
• The brutality of domestic abuse, both physical and emotional, make this book hard to read, but Leni’s innocence & Hannah’s writing make it impossible to put down. Hannah did a great job detailing the many struggles survivors face when leaving an abusive partner, and I appreciated that. 
• This book will leave you feeling raw & a lot of ways.
• I also really enjoyed Hannah’s descriptions of Alaska.
• I loved Leni’s resilience, and I loved the other side characters, such as the Walkers, Large Marge, Thelma.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A gripping, compelling masterpiece about Leni, a teenager growing up in an unstable home in the harsh environment of Alaska.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

jennapfingsten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Chronic illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Cancer, and Sexual violence

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

I haven't sobbed like at sobbed at this book for years. Hannah is the master of writing about perseverance through struggle and she does it in a way where you can't help but be moved. The plot moves at a rapid pace through a whole range of events but it never feels overblown, you are just swept up in the epic struggle of the central characters. I absolutely loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

fink1129's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Cancer

jollymama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, War, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, Vomit, Medical trauma, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

bookworm_43's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, War, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

momsmagicreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

claudine2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

A very well written, emotional story that takes place in the Alaskan wilderness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical trauma, Grief, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping