Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Luster by Raven Leilani

238 reviews

naidansmith's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

Moderate: Abortion and Drug use

chelstell's review

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Racism, and Drug use

yosistachrista's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

shaharazade's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

There was so much about the writing that I loved about this book - one-liners that cut to the chase, raw observations that hit home, a lot of saying the “quiet parts out loud,” but the plot was slow, sticky, and lacked a clear narrative. It fizzled out towards the end and overall it wasn’t all that enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Abortion

kvokolek's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use

dixiecarroll's review

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

Sharp, smart, emotional, and more. This is worth the hype (not seen on Goodreads clearly lol). Very quick read and is exactly what I wanted to see from Such a Fun Age, with Edie and Rebecca’s relationship, specifically. I laughed out loud a few times and then held back some heavy emotions at others. Ultimately, well worth your time because it’s finish-able in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Blood, and Hate crime

salma__m's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Abortion

hbocking's review

dark funny slow-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

3.25

I think to myself, You are a desirable woman. You are not a dozen gerbils in a skin casing.

It’s giving Conversations with Friends, but with a main character with a sense of humor instead of privilege and pretension.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Suicide

ydneysays_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.0

Phenomenal narrator for this audio edition and beautiful prose that cuts like a knife.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Toxic relationship

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Infidelity, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident and Animal death