Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

4 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jcoode's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love listening to this book.   The narration was outstanding.   The plot was compelling.  Each character was well-developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail