Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

16 reviews

georgiesutton's review against another edition

4.5

What’s not to love about this book. This was heartwarming, pacy and plot heavy. It felt like it is more like YA for the right reasons although covers some pretty heavy topics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Suicide, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Car accident, and Cancer

ju_harue's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

 Que leitura incrível! Eu sabia pouca coisa antes de ler, e que bom que foi assim, pois cada momento de descoberta, trazia aquele sentimento de “não acredito!”. A autora escreve maravilhosamente bem. 

O que, em teoria, poderia ser uma história bem clichê e previsível, foi na verdade, cheia de plot muito bem amarrados. Uma grande homenagem ao universo literário. 

É incrível o que Zevin faz em apenas 186 páginas. Ao mesmo tempo, é profundo mas também é rápido, mas nunca superficial. O tempo nesse livro, foi um ponto alto, a forma como é descrito, me pegou. Os personagens são cativantes, peculiares e extremamente bem construídos. 

Se estiver em dúvida, a respeito de ler ou não, meu conselho é se jogar sem medo na leitura. Amei demais e mal posso esperar para ler outras obras da autora. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Cancer, Car accident, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

kelseyr713's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-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

A cozy, warm blanket of a book. I absolutely loved all the different perspectives and getting to know everyone in the tiny town of Alice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Infidelity, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Miscarriage

allygator's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

This was such a sweet book -- it made me smile, it made me laugh, it almost made me cry.
Grumpy-middle-aged-man-adopts-a-child is one of my favorite tropes, and this is a perfect execution of it. AJ and Maya's story was so heartwarming -- their grief and the way they grew together were wonderful to read about. I was so head-over-heels in love with the characters and their stories; it was nearly impossible to put this book down once I started. 
I got this book for 50 cents -- I never expected to enjoy this as much as I did, but now it will definitely be on my list of recommendations for people looking to get into more adult fiction. Emotional, easy to read, and well-paced, this book is perfect for people looking for a character-driven story about the love of family and literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

pollyhall's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer

lilacsuns's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent