Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Jude Ellison S. Doyle

4 reviews

benevolentruler's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Body horror, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cultural appropriation

thereadingshelf's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

amandaquotidianbooks's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

This was the first purely feminist nonfiction I’ve read and I really liked it! I loved using horror media to explore femininity, sexism and the patriarchy. I’ll have to reread it with a highlighter in hand!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence