Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

23 reviews

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

bella_01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely adored this book. I feel so sympathetic for Mileva. Regardless of how much she contributed to Albert's work, she was another unfortunate woman who's potential was smushed by a man. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Sexual harassment

temast62's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

chelle22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

ksabol's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book helped me out of a reading slump. I hate you Albert Einstein. Loved and appreciated the story of Mileva Marić. She deserved so much better.

. Gobsmacked and astonished as the story of the untold in school, Milevan “Mitza” Marić. I’m well aware that most of it is exaggerated and fiction but I’m amazed at the trials and tributes that she has been through until her separation from Albert. Even before meeting him, things weren’t easy. Her intelligence and character never wavered.

Yet he tried to keep her into the mold he saw fit, she was able to escape.

Not too many women are able to do that unscathed, not that she wasn’t. But she was able to make it out alive.

The rage I felt throughout the story about her contribution to the theory of relativity in 1905 and not only not being credited, but being diminished by the man she loved and was there when she told him of her discovery. IN RELATION TO HER LATE DAUGHTER.

She gave up every single part of herself for him. She tried so hard and yet was never able to be enough for him. I’m hoping desperately that it’s not reflecting the true story of Mileva but I don’t know. It might be. Her relationships with the other characters and her sons, and science, the thing that made her so happy and content, she was completely deprived of. It was just so heartbreaking and rewarding to read it.

  I’m glad she got out and I’m sadden that she never got the recognition she deserved. 

Remarkable women, to do what she did in spite of the narcissistic and selfish man who couldn’t handle the fame. Thoughts and prayers to her descendants. 

“You’re a genius at everything but the human heart”

“Albert we may be Ein Stein (one stone), but it has been clear that we are of two hearts” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

lottie1803's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

a very interesting look at the wife of Albert Einstein and the erasure of women in academia. a perfect dark academia book which does in fact deal with the struggles women & women with disabilities face in navigating academia—something i am facing myself currently, so it was interesting to see a historical perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Sexism

klbreyfogle's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

mc860's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

3.25

Very glad to learn more about this story, but the misogyny was infuriating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse