Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

8 reviews

moonlitnox's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Ableism

Moderate: Stalking

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

3.5

I guess the point is that both realities can be happening concurrently but that really stretches the boundaries of my brain function. I found myself liking one version of the story more than the other but not really loving the outcomes of either. This is not, imo, TJR’s best novel. It was cute, interesting, heart-wrenching but ultimately, just okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Stalking, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Ableism, Car accident, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

ashlikes's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child death, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, and Animal cruelty

pandorapadfoot's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Ableism

This book is massively fatphobic, also ableist. Would really advise against reading it. The characters were really flat and you could see who would turn out to be the villain from a mile away.

m4rtt4's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

It just kept getting worse! I expected the two storylines to diverge a lot more, but in the end they were almost identical. I hate stories where every single thing works out in the end, ugh. After reading the viral 3 Jenkins Reid books (which I fucking LOVED) I had some expectations, none of which were met. I deeply disliked Ethan, and I couldn't really see why Hannah and Gabby were such eternal besties. I also disliked the internalized fatphobia, and while it may have made Hannah more relatable, the way it was presented just felt like normalizing such thoughts. And don't get me started on the whole concept of soulmates and fate, another concept of this book I heavily disagree with. I only listened through the whole thing because I kept hoping it'd eventually get better, but no, it was only downhill from the beginning (the part I actually liked). Maybe romance just isn't my genre, but maybe this book could have had more depth in its characters as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Car accident, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Miscarriage, Ableism, and Fatphobia

radhikag's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

I’ll probably add more when I can but I just rly like the multiverse theory and how it played out here. The idea that despite different possibilities some things may just really be meant to be. 

I experienced a loss recently and in a weird way I’m finding comfort in the fact that maybe there’s a universe out there where my friend is still here. Anyways, beautifully written book and I can’t even say which version I loved more for Hannah, both were wonderful. And I loved Gabby’s story, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity and Ableism

Hannah has been bouncing around her entire adult life, with a passport littered with stamps and a mile long resume, she longs for a place to call home. After a particularly bad breakup, she moves back to LA, where she grew up. On her first night back, her friend Gabby (who she’s staying with) says she’s heading out and asks if she wants to go home. Ethan, Hannah’s high school sweetheart, who she happened to bump into at the bar offers to drop her off later that night. What follows is two parallel storylines, one where she goes home with Gabby and another where she stays out with Ethan, both with huge implications for Hannah, the people around her, and where she’ll end up. With alternating chapters for each storyline, you find yourself wondering about all the possibilities, sure about some certainties but really — wondering if anything is truly meant to be. You may not believe in soulmates but Hannah does — and in both worlds, she thinks she’s found them.

charlereads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Car accident, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy

melf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

2.5

Cliche city peppered with some ableist language

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Ableism