Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

41 reviews

matthiasreads's review against another edition

dark reflective

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Child death, Slavery, and Suicide

megb64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Confinement, Genocide, Trafficking, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, and Rape

rosehw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Gore, Grief, and Pregnancy

thehyacinthgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, War, Confinement, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Death, Violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Vomit

liviaes's review against another edition

slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Sexual harassment, War, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Vomit, and Slavery

glowan4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, War, Sexism, Pregnancy, Murder, Suicide, Misogyny, Grief, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Rape and Torture

Minor: Genocide

meg_sc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I finished this book in 2 days during my commutes to and from work. It had a hold on me that even travel sickness couldn't break. 

It seems like there are endless perspectives on the same story, and I'm loving reading different interpretations of the Trojan War from different points of view - even when I disagree on a character interpretation, I'm enjoying seeing new takes and how they've formed from the same source material. 

One of the things I like about this series is how it views the Trojan War from the side, using characters who are overlooked and forgotten by the main narrative. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Child death, and War

alexiasophii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

Just like the previous book in this series,   please be careful of the content warnings, they are NOT a lie or minimized, this is a very heavy, graphic, and pain-ridden book. 

This one, differently from the first, is a lot slower. Just like the Greeks are stuck in Troy due to the weather, so we are stuck in a moment in time in the plot. The entire book focuses on a very short time spawn and it is very character-focused. The characters are amazingly done and I really enjoyed it, though not as much as the first one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Vomit, War, and Blood

jesticulate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, War, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Ableism