Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Pram by Joe Hill

20 reviews

eatingwords's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

I resented Willy's resentment towards his wife, Marianne.
and although it was interesting to see how grief of losing a child not yet born could be experienced by the non-carrying parent, I just couldn't understand his hate (?) towards his wife.
the end was gory, but somewhat fitting.

the writing felt somewhat pretentious but overall very engaging and I was directly transported into the story which I really liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, and Blood

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

This was decently written but was also actively horrific and I’m physically nauseous after reading it. I’m not usually particularly squeamish or bothered by gory things, but this is very much a nope for me, thanks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, and Blood

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, and Grief

authormelissameyer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This is what happens when you don't deal with your grief or your anger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, and Alcohol

alex2691's review

challenging dark sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage

amberpants's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

yalipopcultureads's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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 and Miscarriage

Minor: Gore

arsmagicalibrorum's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

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annaavian's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Eerie, but not necessarily for the right reasons. 
The Pram had an intriguing concept - a brief horror story focusing on miscarriage, but from the father's point of view. It maintained a good sense of timing and atmosphere. However, I wasn't completely satisfied with the direction the story took in the end, and certain parts seemed more like random thoughts from the author, rather than deliberate plot elements.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

cappuccinodahlia's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

Joe Hill’s writing is completely immersive. Listened to this on audio and the narrator on kindle was perfection. Talk of real life problems along side terrible experiences & mental dissipation is something of perfection for me.

I will forever love short stories !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis