Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan

12 reviews

0live_tr33's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

4.25

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

e11en's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

lauracollins096's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

3.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. It's quick, but it feels incredibly human. The format seems to mimic the dizzying effect of sudden grief and the quagmire of emotions between love and hate and loneliness and longing and then trying to pretend that you're okay enough to keep participating in capitalism.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

abbieh95's review against another edition

Go to review page

reflective fast-paced

4.25

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

wuwei's review

Go to review page

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

piewedges's review

Go to review page

dark reflective sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

4.0

 Here is the Beehive is proof that you can very much enjoy the reading experience while not liking the main character. Ana is a lawyer who is grieving the death of her lover, Connor. But they were both married and the affair was secret so she cannot publicly mourn him. Her involvement in his legal affairs - executor of his will - and her insinuation of herself into the life of his widow and their children are clearly not to be approved. Yet the writing was beautiful, capturing her grief and isolation, while highlighting the fact that the relationship was not exactly what Ana wanted it to be.
 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings