Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Frau Einstein by Marie Benedict

6 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

ksabol's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

lottie1803's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

a very interesting look at the wife of Albert Einstein and the erasure of women in academia. a perfect dark academia book which does in fact deal with the struggles women & women with disabilities face in navigating academia—something i am facing myself currently, so it was interesting to see a historical perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Sexism

themirrorball's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-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

2.75

when i first picked up this book i imagined it would be incredibly interesting. when i learned more about it i though it would be incredibly emotional. and while i think this book was trying to be those things, it never quite got there. at times it felt like it was going into far too much unnecessary detail, but at other times it felt like interesting and important topics were skimmed over without much thought. so while this book had great potential, it definitely fell flat, and ended being just fine in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism and Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism and War

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a really well-researched solid book. I love when I can tell that an author was a huge nerd about something. This really made me think about how often we pretend that men achieve success by themselves, when they so frequently have a partner making their lives 100 times easier by taking care of all of the minutiae.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Antisemitism

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.0

I greatly appreciate stories about the women behind "great" men because women are so often overlooked, discounted, and mistreated, especially the further one looks back in history. These women deserve to be valued and respected, even if they never got acclaim in their lifetimes.

That being said, the book is quite boring and sad. It took me over a month to finish reading because nothing much happens except for fictionalized accounts of Mileva Marić's inner thoughts and feelings. It's a shame she didn't get to be more than a dutiful wife and mother. I appreciate the author's goal, but it didn't earn a place on my bookshelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Physical abuse