Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

23 reviews

basilroad's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

kleinekurzebrise's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

jojo_m'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness and War

emkschneider's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

lcl_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

Typically, I enjoy Jodi Picoult, but this one just didn't work for me. She attempts to show there are two sides to every story, but for me, reproductive justice is just not a two sides issue. It is an issue of recognizing the humanity, value, and worthiness of those who bear children and their right to control their bodies and is rooted in historical ways groups have exerted bodily control over others. I recognize this is my reader bias and cognitively I appreciate that this is part of Picoult's writing style and that this book isn't for me.

I found the backwards timeline confusing for character development and made the plot boring and anticlimactic. I kept mixing up character details because of the way the information is doled out. Additionally, I did not find the end of the book very climatic or interesting because so much information is given upfront.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Incest, Infidelity, and Alcohol

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Incest and Rape

essencej11's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

brynhayes's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail