Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

271 reviews

maddyontheoffbeat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Abortion

spongebobbiii's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This is a good book! And would definitely recommend. I personally just did not like it. Primarily due to some of the TW. This was a heavier book to read and maybe had I read this at a different time my rating would be higher. My rating I based off my enjoyment of reading it.

I’ve read The Vanishing Half, which was FANTASTIC, and wanted to give this a chance given I enjoyed her previous book so much. I will continue to read this authors  books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abortion, and Infertility

Moderate: Suicide

ailendb's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Infidelity

bridgetbry's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual assault

Minor: War and Racism

matcha_pages's review

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

iheartapolloxxi's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Infertility, Sexual violence, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

funkylitchick's review

challenging emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault

luisagerdsmeyer's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

f_amiliar_happine_ss's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

(coming back to review later)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

kateivy's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

What a doozy this was! Brit Bennett's writing style immediately drew me into the story. I was hooked and invested in Nadia, Luke and Aubrey immediately. 

It's such a powerful story of loss, grief, hope, fear...basically the most human emotions are realized and explored in these individuals. There are moments of plural first-person, which is the perspective of the Church's 'Mothers', in which they provide their own insight into the lives of the main characters. I think most people who have regularly attended a church will recognize these women in their own congregation. 

Abortion is a central topic of this novel with characters discussing both the benefits they have reaped from being able to have an abortion to the grief of the loss of a potential child. The characters have such nuanced feelings regarding this topic, and I thought it was beautifully explored. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion