Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

33 reviews

charlottejones952's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

aly_anne's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

This was a tough book to read, but so very informative. These women in Ottawa, IL and in Orange, NJ paved the way for the protections we have today (re: workplace hazards and compensation), and we it is incumbent on us to remember them and their families sacrifices and hardships. Highly recommend for anyone interested in women’s history, industrial history, and the impact of capitalism on worker’s health and safety. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

o_watson's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Cancer, Child death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

savreads28's review

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

The book was very informative on the subject of the Radium Girls. There was almost too much detail and getting through the book is definitely not for the weak. I listened to a lot of it on audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

alexxrose's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion, War, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

infinite_harness9030's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexism, Blood, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Murder

jonie_rich's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I thought this was beautifully written! Be that as it may, you’re going to have to be in a good headspace to read this. It is grotesque, heartbreaking, infuriating, and chilling. The post script genuinely caused me to gasp. I had to take a break a couple of days in and read something else for a little while. However, I absolutely recommend this book, especially if this is a subject or a time period that you’re interested in. The author clearly did her research. I learned a lot while I was reading it and found it very compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Child death, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

scholastic_squid's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Infertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Cancer

jasperkelley2015's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

A book that is out of my usual comfort zone of reading. But I'm glad I stuck with it and finished this book. It is LONG but super well written. The women the book is centered around were fantastic choices. By the end, I felt like they were someone I could hung out with. It is a very difficult book to get through, and hearing these stories is not easy. But they are stories that need to be told!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, and Terminal illness

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness