Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

8 reviews

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

randomkatisms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

melissalivanos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The trigger warnings on this are a small novel in themselves. This book is an absolutely brutal but very well told story. Proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

scientist's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Oof, this book hits hard. So well written and well developed, but the subject matter is just difficult. The author does an amazing job of following the main character’s development through her kidnapping and after. Gay is more known for her essays, but she obviously has mastered the art of fiction as well. I continue my admiration for the author and will continue to read my way through her work, although because of the difficult subject matter, I’m not sure I would reread this particular book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

donotfeedthebirds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Racism

tnociti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Complicated, dark, and very hard to read.  The complete destruction of a woman and her family at the hands of kidnappers who took her from outside her family compound in Port-au-Prince.  Reads extremely quickly but not easily!  Not for the faint of heart but worth the time if you can push through.  My favorite parts centered on the time Mireille spent in Nebraska.  Graphic but not gratuitously so.  It's like reading The Yellow Wallpaper - you need to feel the descent.  That was done well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

fionac326's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy