Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

17 reviews

bectothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

kredeprnz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow. I am actually broken because of this book. I'm writing this fresh after finishing it and just, wow. 

I came for another retelling of the Iliad, hoping it would be as beautiful as so many others, and it was. It was beautiful because of the story of Briseis is not. Her story is absolutely ugly and terrifying, a true tragedy as the life for women in ancient times were. It's realistic and historic in it's own ways. Her reactions to the traumas were painted in a way that weren't triggering, but you still felt her raw emotion, the raw emotion of a human being so hurt and tortured. This book was amazing in telling her story and the stories of many other trojan women that were looked over and ignored so many times throughout history. A truly powerful story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Infertility, and Miscarriage

katie_gibbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Infertility

elizabethchoi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lolavalls's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

vmatias26's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mitzireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I did enjoy the story of this book. It was refreshing to hear the battle of Troy from the women's POV. Even though it obviously wasn't a good experience it was still informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Suicide