Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Thicker than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

23 reviews

lsinfield's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

lbris2484's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Abortion

mari1532's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I would rate this book a 6 out of 5 because I greatly enjoyed it. Washington's vulnerability and writing style made this book relatable and difficult to put down. I identified with Washington's description of being the only child and the dynamics that are created within a family of this type.

I also really appreciate the care and introspection that Washington took when looking back on her childhood and evaluating things given the knowledge she learned about her family. She does mention that she has been in therapy, which contributes to her perspective, but she details her story with such grace and compassion. 

Highly recommend it for memoir lovers and Washington fans! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, and Pregnancy

ariel_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

tdavis0711's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Abortion

kateywaldhart's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Terminal illness

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I already loved Kerry Washington and listening to this book just made me love and appreciate her and her work so much more. Kerry was very vulnerable with her life experiences, exploring identity, belonging, complex family relationships, trauma, physical and mental health, and parenthood. Her own narration for the audiobook was icing on the cake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marinajonesreads's review against another edition

It was just a bit too slow for me. I wanted to jump into the story sooner and I felt like it was taking too long to get to the real story—which was about how she felt upon finding out about her lineage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infertility, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

hannahduda's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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