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sadhbhprice's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer and Miscarriage
birdsandships's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
imaginaryisobel's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
aisclaradm's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
lifeinsherds's review against another edition
5.0
Part memoir, part historical fiction, this book stunned me with every chapter. There is not one thing I would have wanted different from this book. And this is the author's prose debut!
Graphic: Grief and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer and Child death
Minor: Death, Violence, and Suicide attempt
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
5.0
If you don’t speak Irish do yourself a favour a listen to the audiobook to hear the poem read aloud in its original language. It’s lushly beautiful. Then listen to the author’s translation. It’s so powerful - the love, passion, grief and desire for revenge are so raw and palpable. Life has not yet delivered me that sort of grief and yet I felt it in my bones.
I just adored this book. It cleverly took several disparate strands, and wove them into a gorgeous tapestry using the most exquisite prose - the author is also a poet and it shows in the best way. This book is stunning, unique and all sorts of other gushy wonderful adjectives. Many thanks to @cheriebooksreadthisyear whose review put this one on my radar. I’m so glad I finally read it.
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Cancer and Suicide attempt
cereads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
wiscowhitney's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Suicide attempt
lou_o_donnell's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry