Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

3 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

Everyone was right about this book - I totally devoured it. I wish I hadn't accidentally spoiled a plot point for myself, but it was still such an enjoyable read. What an interesting study of the many ways misogyny presents in everyday life from both men and women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

abbycrotts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONKUCH TIS SOOOOOOO GOOD i love the way liane moriarty writes. the book itself isnt necessarily hard its a pretty easy read i guess but that doesn’t mean it isnt written intelligently. the way she writes is so good and everything feels so real and natural. i think this book also helps give me a different look on motherhood (how its an “illness” as one of the characters says earlier i dunno who it was) and maternal relationships and family overall. the parts when the kids were going through their hardest times really hit me because i still feel like a little kid myself sometimes and desperately want to go back into someone laying in my mothers arms. also the plot twists and perfectly executed tension had me shitting and peeing my pants and gripping the walls everything about this is just so good im CRUUIIFIFGFNNBBBVVX

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, and Trafficking

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Rape

sarah984's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-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

3.0

This book was just okay for me. The beginning dragged on for way too long with boring "mommy wars" stuff and annoying characters, but it did build to a thrilling pitch as the story approached a fateful night where the reader already knows something will happen... And then immediately starts dragging again after the event occurs. I think the message about domestic violence is important but this book just didn't grab me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs