Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Mujeres del alma mía: Sobre el amor impaciente, la vida larga y las brujas buenas by Isabel Allende

8 reviews

khayes2's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Most of her political and religious viewpoints align with my own, so I enjoyed learning about the things in her life that inspired and motivated her.

I was disappointed that the “history” of non-binary identities was told in such a euro-centric way with no references earlier than 1991. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jdrosario_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i’ve never really read many non fiction, but this one is absolutely amazing. it’s brutally honest, it doesn’t skate over any fundamental truths of the book. it talks about women’s sexuality, promiscuity, misogyn, feminism (obviously), machoism, rebellion, age, sexual violence and torture of women, reproducitge rights and gender identity. it’s so informative but somehow keeps a witty humour to it, i highly highly recommend!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Abortion

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marlenebrennt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

bookswithbront's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Reading this felt like talking to a very cool, progressive grandmother: winding and rambling and not always aligned with how I see the world, but ultimately full of beautiful insight. I think this is a book I’ll want to revisit when I’m older, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

ailendb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

gem114's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

2.5

I wish I could rate this book in two parts. The first half was a very interesting memoir about Isabel Allende's life and upbringing. The second half, however, felt like a knock-off of the Vagina Monologues re-written as a textbook. At one point, she even mentioned the Vagina Monologues, and I had to roll my eyes because of how obvious it had been that the monologues inspired much of what she was writing about. I realize that sounds harsh, but it was pretty disappointing compared to the first half of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, and War