Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner

15 reviews

golden's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

kkpines's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

ebrosnan's review against another edition

funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

ktmomma's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

I mostly enjoyed this book. It was a little triggering for me at the end, and I think that’s affecting my feelings about it. I really enjoyed the writing style and will look for more books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Abortion

litbrett's review against another edition

I hated the MC—she was just too annoying and bitchy, while simultaneously being completely unaware of both personality traits. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, and Pregnancy

daretocarebear's review against another edition

funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

Moderate: Pregnancy

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.0

 I've been on a Jennifer Weiner kick recently, including her memoir and the amount of things I realized were just self-inserts in this book were almost uncomfortable. It felt very early 2000s fanfic (to be fair it was written in 2001, but it's not fanfic, so...). Anyway, the premise of the book is decent, although I have no clue why Cannie spent any time with Bruce - he was a pain and overall useless to her. However, once things took a turn for Cannie there was no stopping her and it was just silly - like girl gets everything she wants (and more) and still can't stop whining about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

weltengaengerin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

1.0

I did not like this at all. The character "development" is awful and I would not really call it much of a progress. Basically in the last 20 pages we suddenly get a "Oh, yeah, no, I now have completely accepted myself" but in an unsatisfying, too quick and unbelievable manner. 
That said, what left me ultimately disappointed, was how shallow this book was and how quickly certain life-altering and life-deciding decisions are made, without a clear thought process of why/how (s. spoilers). Also the negative attitude of the main character's towards her mum being Lesbian and especially her life partner really irked me and were unrealistic, stupified, over-the-top and not something I can condone in a book. 
All the characters around the MC are like lifeless paper cut-outs with no real feelings and lifes of their own that are just conveniently placed there to surround the MC. Super boring. 
The "office-bully" is ... really lame? Like the "bullying" is not even remotely dramatic / harassing / harmful or anything and it's actually super strange for how much MC harpes about this enmity, that all-defining negative relationship but it's actually like ... not that of a big deal? 

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
The character becomes accidentally pregnant and chooses to keep the baby after half a page only in-book thinking but the thoughts were mostly "I never really wanted kids and I actually don't like them that much", blablabla So why did she keep it? To this point, no clue. The thought process of the main character is severely staunted and limited. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

mnatale100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mollywill's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent