Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

16 reviews

mariekeroos's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

3.0

Good story line, but typical portrayal of helplessly in love woman and comments on her being as such

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape

bubothereader's review against another edition

slow-paced

0.25

• Despised this book—absolutely abhorrent. 
• Literally every bad thing that could happen, did. I find it absolutely unbelievable.
  • Pregnant by rape, abandoned by husband because her thought her unpure, reconnects with rapist, husband comes back after years, she murders the rapist, and then she gets hanged. WTAF
• The writing was beautiful in some places; however, it was MOSTLY arduous to read. Likely because it was originally a serial.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

more content warnings: sad ending

hannahhansa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

pauls's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

hannahr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy