Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

7 reviews

cleotheo's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I expected a book that discussed the decision of wether or not to have children. 
I didn't expect the way it did this -it gives different perspectives but it doesn't try to be objective- and that it discusses motherhood beyond that decision.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Grief, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and War

chlo_po's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Mothers. Being one, having one, becoming one. It’s complicated and this book accesses that complexity in beautiful, hard and thoughtful ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual content, and Violence

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Abortion

avadore's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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

3.25

I've had this book recommended to me by so many people! And it is good, in parts. It's also a huge slog. I think the parts I found most challenging were the assumptions made about pregnant people by the author, and the stifling heterosexuality of it all. I would still recommend it to other people as a study of how all consuming questions about parenthood can be, with the grain of salt that this presentation lacks something if you're not a cis straight white lady.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Genocide

12dejamoo's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Reading books because someone recommended them to Rosalie Hale...

I don't think 22 year olds who probably don't want children and certaintly not now are the intended audience for this book. Maybe it would really stress me out if I was older. I recognised the Good Book-ness of this but I didn't actually enjoy my reading experience very much. It was a very quick read though - lots of white space

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Abortion

Discusses the Holocaust and Concentration Camps a couple of times in relation to the author's grandmother

carrielucas's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

3.5

A thought provoking read but ultimately the stream of conscious-ness of it was a bit too slow for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

jewellery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Racism

Minor: Rape