Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Brillo by Raven Leilani

347 reviews

brittanyisbooked's review against another edition

medium-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

3.0

I truly just don’t know how I feel about this book. I didn’t like the main character from the beginning, and I hoped the book would show some growth. Unfortunately, I don’t think there was really any growth. However, I do think there was connection with others, which is a different form of character development. She didn’t grow as a person, perse, but she did grow in her ability to form connections with others and that’s still something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Racial slurs

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

medium-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Medical content, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Police brutality

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

futurememory's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. That was everything that I thought a Sally Rooney novel would be, and far, far more. 

Luster is gorgeously written. It flows like spoken word poetry, and is not remotely afraid to revel in specificity. It’s uniquely Black, and Black NYC at that. The sentences ramble with a lyrical cadence that begs to be read aloud, with often surprising and wonderful turns of phrase. I often found myself smiling as yet another sentence hit perfectly. Line by line it’s a delight. 

I loved how brutally messy this was. How quietly sad and unflinching it is, how literary it is, and how full of 20s ennui and unfocused chaos it is. 

The characters are all so flawed, so human, that I couldn’t help but hope for them. 

I think this is divisive for a reason, but it worked tremendously for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Police brutality and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use

esmem's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual violence and Abortion

vagorsol's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, and Miscarriage

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Abortion

Descriptions/depictions of depersonalization.

bowelhaus's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Police brutality, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Racism

pv_789's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion

scarroll178's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

The writing is beautiful and thought provoking. I loved the relationship between Edie and Akilah. It was interesting watching Edie’s relationships with Eric and Rebecca change as the story went on. 

The only reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars was that the ending felt a bit anticlimactic. That was probably the author’s intention, but I just can’t understand why Rebecca ran away after seeing Edie’s painting. I really thought the draw they felt for each other would culminate into something more. 

Side note: Can you believe Rebecca shot that dog??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Miscarriage

yosistachrista's review against another edition

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