Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

4 reviews

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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won’t comment on the writing quality considering i’m no longer the target age for this novel, but regardless of that, it’s an excellent and important story. originally read it when I was in middle school and it helped me with some things - definitely should be a required reading for young teens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail

scarlettkellett's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Rape, Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion

loxeletters's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Xenophobia, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

readsandrants's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I started off hating this book. And I do mean hating, I think at one point I even called the main character a passionless dull main character with questionable opinions. I was so ready to hate this book, not that I had wanted to, I had originally been excited for this book because someone who has very similar reading taste to mine absolutely raves about it and when I saw my teacher assigned it for summer reading I was thrilled. The first couple of chapters felt robotic, and the opening line was a bit of a cringe worthy sentence. But I actually grew to really love this book as it went on, though it was nothing I had thought it would be when I first heard about it, it was still a really great book nonetheless and I will be one of those annoying people who do nothing but rave and recommend this book to everyone they meet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Vomit, Abortion, Cultural appropriation