Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

5 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.75

This was a rough one, and I was surprised that it was on Jenna Bush Hager's reading list, but I'm probably judging her unfairly based on her father. I thought the book unfolded very well, and I will definitely read this author again. Lots of digging fingernails into legs, though. Maybe that was on purpose to connect the generations of women?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Abortion, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Infertility

lauren_holtry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and War

saraellenme's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, Misogyny, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Body shaming, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Torture

linesiunderline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

This is a difficult read - the kind of book that gives you the feeling of being there, right alongside someone going through traumatic, life altering experiences. I felt connected to all of the female protagonists and I think Rum did an outstanding job crafting women who were multifaceted and who seemed authentic.

Why not 5⭐️? For me, when reading this type of story that is often harrowing, I appreciate a style that is more poetic than I found here. This is not to say that Rum’s prose is weak. It’s more direct, and perhaps for some this might make the events / themes come across even more powerfully. Personally, I like a little more rich use of language in narratives with heavier themes and content. 

A strong reading experience that made an impact and left me eager to read more by this writer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Violence, and Toxic relationship

mauxdavril's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Murder