Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

14 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This collection offers a glimpse into the lived experiences of Bengali immigrants in the US while also covering a wide variety of other themes. 

I found the stories consistantly interesting, reflective, and at times moving. There's also a certain straightforwardness to the author's writing style that I like. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage

everydayfrog's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Miscarriage

dhritigupta's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

some of the stories i didn’t care all too much for but some of them i loved and they made me a bit emotional! those were sexy, mrs sen’s and the third and final continent (this last one especially got me).

i think lahiri is really great at 1. roasting white people by writing about how she thinks they see brown people and 2. writing about unexpected connections between people, and how important they are 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, and Ableism

Minor: Racism

linguaphile412's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Rape, and Car accident

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Infidelity, Ableism, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

anniey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

so so lovely <3 there is so much life and beauty in these stories. Jhumpa is a gifted writer and makes you feel for her characters in just a few pages. my favorites were “A Temporary Matter,” “Interpreter of Maladies,” and “The Third and Final Continent” but I enjoyed them all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage

Moderate: Car accident

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Rape, and Pregnancy

thebobinskyarchives's review

emotional reflective relaxing medium-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

4.25

Loved this book. A short but reflective read that allows us to take a glimpse at the mundane yet poignant life of other people. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

gsandhu15's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Death

serenspace's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage