Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

27 reviews

r_a's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder and Medical content

sarah_kula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

harrimann's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

rey_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-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

4.75

surreal and disturbing.

somehow Ozeki has managed to tie together motherhood + fertility, abuse, and industrial agriculture into a fluid & compelling narrative. it never felt stiff or clunky.

my year of meats is unflinching in its exploration of these themes. rape and domestic violence are described graphically.
the parallels between women and meat running through the book & the build up towards unveiling the horrific reality of the meat industry… it does not make for a comfortable read, but it is absolutely an impactful + important one.

i will also echo the same sentiment as other reviewers - i loved akiko and wish we had seen more of her story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Infertility

kstericker's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Cannibalism, and Abortion

bridgetwillson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

This book was very upsetting and hard to read at times. Overall sense of hopelessness. That being said, it was something I needed to read, and the fictional narrative made it gripping and fast paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bethnelson's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

moon___dude's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, and Miscarriage

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Racial slurs