Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

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

32 reviews

sins97's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a book about books! Beautifully written. I enjoyed all of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

sabrinaapreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is giving The House of Cerulean Sea vibes in the best way! Curmudgeon, found family and a little darkness. I wholeheartedly consumed The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and loved the structure, the story, the lovable/fallible main character, supporting roles, the twist, all of IT.
Important to note: this book was written first.
🙌🏼 Praise Zevin 🙌🏼.


Favorite Character:
This one was tough - so many amazingly complex characters to LOVE.
For now, I'll say it's Amelia. Her commitment to being her true/authentic self is remarkable. She vibrantly jumps from the page. I too, want some daisy flip flops (among other things). She is joie de vivre!! 🌼

Favorite Moment:
Again, so difficult - I will say this without spoiling anything - the TWIST reveal. I didn't see it coming in any way, shape or form, although there was something always nagging me and in retrospect, there were definitely elements of foreshadowing. Gosh, this book is SO GOOD. 👀

Final Thoughts:
Zevin writes with a nostalgic tone and at an easy to read pace.
This novel, at it's heart, has a message of 💗LOVE 💗and for that, I'm always down to read, praise and rejoice in every word!! AMEN!! 🙏🏼 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abandonment

All of the above content warnings are handled with care and consideration by the author. This sensitive reader was able to enjoy the novel with ease.

polypropylena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Dementia

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

moond4ncer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

efratmaor's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

taliac's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy read, and although it followed a lot of stereotypes of this kind of story it was well written and made for a pleasant and page turning read. 

I don't think it is anywhere near as special or as 'strong'  as the authors more recent work but still with a read of you are looking for a nice easy story. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infertility, and Suicide

emma_sky's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

dckate2004's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

prism_'s review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy