Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

36 reviews

pagesofash's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

3.0

It's a phenomenal story just not to my tastes, but well written and I'm glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

awachen's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Audiobook by Meryl Streep was really well done! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Abortion

kimzeyk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

annamay1021's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

luelle_'s review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aksmaestri's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

anne_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hihicass's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

danyabichsel's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic