Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

31 reviews

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Racism

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

Darley, Georgiana, and Sasha are not likable. To be fair they aren’t exactly unlikable but they are all brats. Darley and Georgiana treat Sasha like she is nothing but a joke and not like family despite Sasha being their sister-in-law. The Stockton family fixes everything with money and are unforgiving of anyone they view as less than them. Georgiana is a privileged princess who finally comes to her senses at the end but it’s after making dozens of mistakes and hurting lots of people. Darley isn’t so bad honestly but she treats Sasha poorly despite knowing her family treats her husband less than stellar. Sasha is not assertive enough and truthfully never should have married into the family but she does come into her own towards the end and it seems her husband grows a little bit of a spine. All in all it was an interesting insight into the lives of New York’s elite. It was a good summer read and I couldn’t put it down because I had to know how these people were going to either fuck up their lives of make them better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I almost stopped reading this book after about 30 pages.  It appeared to be another "poor little rich kids" book set in New York.  However, I continued and ended up with a book with a different take on the same old story.  I applaud the author's direction with the book, but there were enough dull moments that I can't give this book four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Car accident

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

Read this if you want to roll your eyes at the most un-selfaware characters of all time. I thought this was an entertaining, thought provoking look at the dynamics between a wealthy New York family, but that it tried a little too hard to make me sympathize with certain characters (Georgiana). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

emmehooks'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

3.75

I *hated* the snobby, rich Stockton family at first. I wouldn’t call their character development very transformative and the “happy ending” was kind of a bare minimum effort. However, it was a quick, easy, and left me wanting to know more about how the family grows and each character develops

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content

kitwhelan's review against another edition

informative 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? Yes

4.0

First of all, Sasha should have run far, far away from this family and their insanity. 

But given that, I’m impressed with how the author made each character - even Georgiana, who is so spoiled and ignorant - a good arc. I read the book in one sitting and was horrified, compelled, and impressed by the misadventures of these rich people in a world I’ll thankfully never know.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Pregnancy

kmetzing's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted slow-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

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

A wonderful bit of confectionary, Blue Blood satire! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism

liblibby's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I wish this book was about 100 pages longer. I loved the characters—even when they did unlikable things, I could still appreciate them. 

This book felt like if Loot (the Apple TV show) and The Dutch House had a lighthearted baby. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation