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midwesternviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
brdgtc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
wonderforehead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Classism
joey_marie05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, and Medical trauma
alisonmac86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Physical abuse and Vomit
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- 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
Historical fiction is always interesting to read and The Pull of The Stars grabbed me right away. The book describes the current state of Ireland and immerses you in Nurse Power’s life. There is a lot of medical content and it’s graphic at points, so if births or medical content makes you uncomfortable this one might be rough.
If you’re interested in historical fiction or want to read a strong feminist tale of how three women work together to save lives then read this one! I would highly recommend the audiobook as well. It was so hard to even put it down, I listened to it for 3 hours straight one day!
The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5, is the ending for this novel. I felt like it escalated very quickly and it was abrupt for me as a reader, since the novel seems to hold a study pace until that point. Despite the ending I still greatly enjoyed this book!
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
beebeereads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
katie_biggs7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Blood
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization
carlybellesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
unphilosophize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It is tragic and emotional.
I really enjoyed all the obstetrics in the book, especially as my mum was a nurse in the nicu
Great characters
I’ll think about this book a lot
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Religious bigotry