Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

22 reviews

ayerobiin's review against another edition

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

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

phottosynth's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

gummy__smile__'s review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

Absolutely stunning representation of what it’s like to be depressed and have a multitude of regrets in life while also leading up to the inspirational notion that even with them, the important thing is to feel to potential in the life you do have. The wittiness, the realism in the expansion of what is still considered “science fiction”, the way the reader can easily fall in step with the characters and plot line is absolutely a work of great craftsmanship. This is a must read for all types of people, but especially those who are struggling with their own regrets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Death, Drug abuse, Animal death, and Cancer

Minor: Stalking, Cursing, Car accident, Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

camoo3032's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

This a cute, uplifting book. You can't help reflecting on your own life when you read it. It's a very interesting concept but it can be a bit didactic. The ideas the author is trying to convey are a bit on the nose at points. I wouldn't say it's a must-read for everyone but it's certainly an enjoyable book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Sexual content, Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Stalking, and Vomit

thejuliette's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, and Animal death

weaverca's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

georgiaaaaa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, Drug abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

anniefwrites's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

Hmmmm. I’m on the fence about this one. The setup and plot overall was intriguing and exciting to read, but the messaging felt a bit preachy and simplistic. And somehow the female perspective didn’t feel very authentic to me. But I think it was an entertaining read and a fun divergence into speculative fiction for me, since I usually read contemporary fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Too straightforwardly corny for me and emotionally manipulative the way it

kills people off in the AUs via butterfly effect.

But the short chapters are like crack for my bad attention span brain, I'll give it that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

euphemiajo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Death