Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

27 reviews

fr_eddie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

"Abbiamo vissuto qualcosa che i nostri genitori non hanno vissuto. La guerra ci ha reso piú vecchi di loro. E quando sei piú vecchio dei tuoi genitori, che fai? Chi ti insegna a campare?"

(RTC)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

leefox's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

camillatd's review against another edition

emotional sad

• 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

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

hstcrow's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Another one to add to the list of “books that made me cry”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail

kerriski's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and War

knapier5's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, and Pregnancy

juliej0715's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It was a slow start for me, but I also read it in super small chunks at first so it was hard to keep people straight. About 1/3 in, it really picked up and I couldn't stop thinking about it and reading it. It's so sad yet perpetually full of hope and love and friendship and caring, and reflecting on what's important in life. It was so good I want to read it again. I wish there were more books exactly like this one. I also loved it being set in boystown (now northalsted) Chicago and knowing all the places they were going around Lakeview and the city. Just so good overall.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lindsaybethlyons's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I cried so much throughout this book lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

A pet is imperilled but survives