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centurylore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Classism, Blood, Misogyny, and War
Minor: Alcohol and Slavery
jpellwood's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Blood, Death, and Medical content
taliatalksbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Medical content
rachschmitz9's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Death
clemrain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Violence, War, and Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug abuse, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual violence
This shattering story takes place over three strenuous days of a nurse and runner in a maternity ward during the influenza pandemic. It’s a difficult, slow read that dives into the little hours of horrors experienced by the most vulnerable. I don’t really have the words for this book. I had a very vague knowledge of the influenza pandemic. But academic readings don’t do the justice to this tragic period of time. This book does and I think it’s because it’s takes a very small real part of the pandemic and focuses on it. The world is so much more than just the grand scheme of things. I don’t know much about Ireland’s history past the famine most of us are taught about. But of course just like any country, Ireland had its l share of religious trauma. I wanted to scream and yell and cry. The romance was so fleeting but it was impactful. I wish it had been woven into the plot a bit earlier butmuse2323's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Death and Medical content
kitkatkick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Child death, Classism, Death, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide, Dementia, and War
littleonepaige's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Blood
christyco125's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical content
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Classism, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness
Minor: War, Confinement, and Domestic abuse