Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

30 reviews

juli_powers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Infertility

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is beautiful and terrible, with an atmosphere that you soak into. An incredibly immersive and intense family drama, this is a great choice if you’re looking for a heavier read that transports you directly to summer months at a lakeside cabin.

I would describe this book as grim and troubling, which normally wouldn’t be the type of book I would go for, but I am so glad I picked this one up and buddy read it with @flower_bubbles because I just couldn’t put it down! I listened to 3/4 of this one on audio and I would definitely recommend this format. The narrator is phenomenal, but also I really felt Elle was directly telling me her own story, which made me feel very invested in her life and spellbound by this whole book.

I can definitely see why this book made the Women’s Prize for Fiction long list and was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, truly gorgeous writing that I would expect for literary fiction. But be forewarned, there are a lot of difficult topics covered and graphic scenes depicted in this one, and I would recommend researching the content before diving in. 

I’d recommend this book to readers who tend toward:

• storylines with multiple flashes through time 
• dark books that deal with trauma and vulnerability but contrasted with tender moments of togetherness
• imperfect and complicated main characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Grief, and Abandonment

camillebergeron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia and Medical content

daniella17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

leahrosiee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Grief

brittanyweigandt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

asha's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

nelcot_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

for a book with such a light, pretty cover this did get dark quickly. i went into this knowing very little about the book and with a completely open mind. it was not what i expected but it was so engaging and gripping to me. TW major trigger warning for sexual assault and abuse all in minors! 
yes i cried 
cry meter: 💧💧💧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, and Miscarriage

happyreadings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Infertility

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Infertility and Dementia