Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Happening by Annie Ernaux

43 reviews

narsere's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

katie2210's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

sirri_sivutiella's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Abortion

lost_traveller's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

An account of Ernaux's abortion in the 1960s in France (truly depressing that this is now relevant 60 years later in the U.S.). The description of abortion is really detailed and graphic, and you feel Ernaux's stress alongside her as she nearly dies after her abortion (which she still is grateful for). I felt like it sort of tapered off at the end, with no real finish, which I didn't love. I did like that she made her abortion as just this Thing that happened to her, and that the actual abortion itself wouldn't have been so rough if people around her would have just helped her get one cheaply and safely. Again, depressingly relevant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

pipss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Abortion

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

haunting, graphic, and so important. I don’t care what people say, I think this was an incredibly brave thing for Ernaux to publish at the height of her literary career and gives voice to many with similar experiences.

Really great knowing that my country has decided that abortions are no longer okay 🙃.  just such a comforting feeling, isn’t it??? I hope pro-life people understand that outlawing abortion doesn’t make it less common, it just makes it incredibly dangerous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

freddyfcr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Abortion

n_li_re's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical trauma

emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Teksti on kaunista ja mukaansa vetävää, aihe raskas ja tärkeä. Olisi varmasti mennyt yhdessä päivässä jos aikaa lukemiseen olisi löytynyt enemmän. Tätä oli vaikea laskea alas kun lukemisen aloitti.

Kirjaa on tosi vaikea arvioida, jotta omat fiilikset oikeasti tulee esille. Suosittelen tätä aivan älyttömästi kaikille. Jos abortti tuntuu aiheena hirveänä, vielä tärkeämpi lukea. Toivottavasti samankaltaiset tarinat saadaan pian historiaan kaikkialla maailmassa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy