Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

23 reviews

lcl_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

Typically, I enjoy Jodi Picoult, but this one just didn't work for me. She attempts to show there are two sides to every story, but for me, reproductive justice is just not a two sides issue. It is an issue of recognizing the humanity, value, and worthiness of those who bear children and their right to control their bodies and is rooted in historical ways groups have exerted bodily control over others. I recognize this is my reader bias and cognitively I appreciate that this is part of Picoult's writing style and that this book isn't for me.

I found the backwards timeline confusing for character development and made the plot boring and anticlimactic. I kept mixing up character details because of the way the information is doled out. Additionally, I did not find the end of the book very climatic or interesting because so much information is given upfront.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Blood, Violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Abortion, and Mass/school shootings

mkromas's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Pregnancy, and Abortion

nicolewanttie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical content, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Pregnancy

christiekaty's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Abortion, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Violence

The pace and timeline sequence of this book was too much for me mixed in with the heavy emotional content. Very powerful book with important subject matter.

macneill___rae's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Another great one by Jodi Picoult.
What I love about Jodi's books is that typically, they touch very controversial subjects and make you think. This one was no different.

The storyline of this book is about a shooting that takes place at an abortion clinic. It follows many of the different background stories of those involved with the shooting/victims, etc.

So well written and captivating.

HOWEVER many triggers so not for everybody ✨️✨️✨️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Death

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Child death, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Incest

kzwally's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abortion, Violence, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

avaa_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

the ending saved my review by .5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent

sophiegs's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, and Murder

karyleighjoy's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings