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mgraves89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Vomit
sarah984's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
The last third was just too much for me though, way too soap opera-ish for me with all the romance and drama crammed into two days. After the weight of the rest of the book it felt kind of silly.
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, and Vomit
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, and Trafficking
unphilosophize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It is tragic and emotional.
I really enjoyed all the obstetrics in the book, especially as my mum was a nurse in the nicu
Great characters
I’ll think about this book a lot
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Homophobia, and Gore
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
daralexandria's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide
veeronald's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Blood, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Toxic relationship and Suicide
marieketron's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Gore
Minor: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
bookishbrittany's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I listened to it on audiobook so I didn't experience the lack of punctuation in the text and I think because of that I was about to take in the story more. I appreciate the unapologetic truth that giving birth is not pretty. Even more so at the height of the Spanish Flu/the end of World War I in Ireland.
This book is not for the faint of heart, but wow does it pack a punch and it hits close to home.
This is my first book by Donoghue and I think I may pick up her other books now because I enjoyed her writing style and they way she crafts a story.
Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, and Sexism
Minor: Death and Misogyny
phoxyphoenix's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness
Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Vomit