Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

81 reviews

vaevin's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Slow and thoughtful love letter to words and their use across ages, genders, and classes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Classism

Minor: Abortion

ect625's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Moderate: War

Minor: Abortion and War

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Infertility, Police brutality, Car accident, and Abortion

kpg1124's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Loved! Would read again and recommend to anyone who enjoys a little historical fiction! Well written storyline that incorporates real figures and events from history with enough character development that I got teary-eyed a couple of times!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Abortion

knitswhilereading's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Abortion, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

dwager's review against another edition

informative

4.5

I really enjoyed this historical novel that centered around the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. I thought it incorporated the real-life characters well and took an interesting perspective on gender issues in the early 20th century.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and War

katharine2k's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The love I had for this story was completely unexpected. It will live in my heart for a long time because of the beautiful writing and the meaning of words

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and War

Minor: Abortion

acasiamae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hungary_mommy's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Abortion

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

“You are not the arbiter of knowledge, sir. You are its librarian… It is not for you to judge the importance of these words, simply to allow others to do so.”

I had never really given much thought to how the dictionary was written and the proof that was needed for a word to be included. This book is fictional but tells the real process of writing the Oxford English Dictionary, the amount of people involved and how many years it took to complete. The main character of Esme was fictional but she grows up with her father working on the words of the dictionary and sees how certain words are left out. Words that are used by people who are not well educated white men. So she starts to collect other words, those of the poor, uneducated and disenfranchised.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Racism, Slavery, and Abortion