Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Le confessioni di Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

25 reviews

rwoodrum29's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful story. Smattering of similes that draws attention away from the rest of the amazing prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Abortion, Bullying, Death, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Murder, Classism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

hellokira's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Addiction, Death of parent, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Incest, Mental illness, and Grief

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape, Gore, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Trafficking, Excrement, and Slavery

leahisdudish's review against another edition

3.0

 i love an unreliable narrator

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Body horror, and Murder

emilo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Racism, Colonisation, Classism, Violence, Sexism, Self harm, and Miscarriage

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, and Suicide

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Miscarriage, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Death, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, and Medical content

library_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

2.0

I read this book for bookclub, and it was one that I procrastinated on because I just didn't want to pick it up and read it (I finished it 10 minutes before the meeting). I never really connected with the main character and had a hard time really understanding her choices, especially in the round-about way that the story was told, with a lot of vague references. That may have been part of the author's intent, but didn't draw me to the book. This is also a story with a lot of darkness--historically accurate but hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Suicide, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, Violence, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

summerfireflies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Colonisation, Suicide, Racism, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Incest, and Confinement

booksjessreads's review against another edition

dark informative sad

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

I read this a while ago but I remember really enjoying it. It was a very thoroughly told story which had convincing character descriptions and telling of events. I felt the story was very emotional in parts and I did feel very connected to Frannie. I think the story is well worth the read and I would definitely re-read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Colonisation, Blood, Slavery, Torture, Racial slurs, Murder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse