Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart

6 reviews

alex_lk's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

I will start this off with a strong caution that you shouldn’t read this if you aren’t in a good headspace to do so. Check the trigger warnings, they are exactly as you would expect for a story about a midwife in a concentration camp. 

This book is utterly devastating. I cried multiple times reading it. As the author herself states, it is a hard story to read but an important one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Rape

kayla_oberle5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

killing of infants (drowning, throwing, etc.), pregnancy while malnourished/abused, genocide in concentration camps, etc.

sring42's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

christinelangill's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

haleybre's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

sarahflanders's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Classism