Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Bookseller at the End of the World by Emma Clifton, Ruth Shaw

11 reviews

mikaclapson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

miekss's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

I really liked hearing about Ruth’s story and with every second  chapter of her memoir being a story about her New Zealand bookshop and the people passing through whether regular or a tourist that left a mark on her life. I liked the the authors writing style - as a walkthrough of her life, it made sense to my chronologically ordered brain in the sense that’s also the way I tell stories. 

I felt like something was missing from this book, that I can’t quite grasp words for… perhaps a more in-depth telling of her emotional/feelings journey as these seemed masked by running away / glazed over time periods in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

agavencrumble's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

grommit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Gorgeous book, a beautiful, heartbreaking story of Ruth. Hopefully one day I will get to meet her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

sebsie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use

noahsbookishcorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

cartermon4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

cturn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, and Death of parent

omgsrsly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Murder

It's a story of her life. Of running from problems, towards adventure. There are a lot of experiences written about in this book. Ultimately it's positive and hopeful.

pagesofash's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, and Abortion

Minor: Pregnancy and War