Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

16 reviews

holly_pop's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Weird book for the weird book lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, Excrement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Abortion

vishnork's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion

redrockhoney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Excrement

Minor: Abortion

dannysercia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While to writing in this book is very beautiful at times, using wild animals as a metaphor for raising an autistic child seems pretty ableist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Abortion

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

i'm not really sure how to tag this considering there is such a mix of metaphors or what i thought were metaphors... i don't even know

freyagee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Car accident, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing

hotdrinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

beatboxboyfriend's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Excrement, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, and Abortion

fairygodfish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Let’s see if the world is ready for a creature like Chouette!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Lesbophobia

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Blood, Grief, and Abortion