Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Thicker Than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

5 reviews

hannahduda's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Addiction, Infertility, Sexual assault, Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

agiecummings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

This book was very slow to get through at the start. The back and forth timeline, in addition to the very abrupt cliffhanger at the end of chapter one, kept me from moving through this book very quickly. 

It’s still a beautiful story, and one with a very interesting conclusion, but it’s not a compelling start. It picks up at the end. And low key I wish there was more tea at times about the people she’s worked with - even if just to say she loved them haha. Some tea was spilt, but I think the tea was focused on her and her parents, not her previous costars.

There is some beautiful discussion of motherhood and infertility and just general struggles of women, but there were a few ways in wish I wish it was easier to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility

deepcurvesahead's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement and Cancer

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I really liked learning more about Kerry Washington. I like her as an actress and love how she keeps her children out of the limelight. But this is my absolute last actor turned author memoir. It’s an over saturated genre and I’m over it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Infertility

Moderate: Medical content and Miscarriage

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This did everything you could hope for from a memoir, and was heavy and emotional and uplifting and lovely. Full review to come!This did everything you could hope for from a memoir, and was heavy and emotional and uplifting and lovely. I really enjoyed my read—hearing the book in Kerry’s own voice was a fantastic and immersive experience, and I thought she was incredibly open and vulnerable with all that she shared. If you enjoy memoirs and/or are a fan of Kerry, I definitely recommend picking this one up!

CW: sexual assault, miscarriage, infertility, eating disorder, cancer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cancer, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Abortion, Infertility, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism and Racism