Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Three Women - Drei Frauen by Lisa Taddeo

114 reviews

xereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

The fact that this book is nonfiction but kept my interest like a fiction read is surprising. I decided to read this because I saw the trailer for the show premiere and it’s always #bookfirst if I can help it. The vast differences and similarities between the 3 women is probably the most interesting and they show up as themes in the book (love, heartbreak, desire, intimacy, anxiety, trauma, self-doubt, grief, and more).  Anddddd Justice for Maggie because that trial was a mess and I have no law experience but so much was missed! I’m excited to start the show now but also curious to know where and how these women are doing today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism

nreyno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, Car accident, and Death of parent

mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

this was brought to my attention after seeing that this was being adapted to film with shailene wooley.

 ate this up in practically a day. revealing and intriguing. my interest ranking: maggie, sloane, lina. interesting prose from the author of describing things. explores female desire. read like fiction with how bewildering it was esp maggie. very taboo. the research the author dedicated to create is impressive. 

surprised that the title and cover are so plain for such a heavily researched project, it doesn’t give any impression of what it’s actually about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest and Suicidal thoughts

veskumelooni's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest

kayloric's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

It was a hard read through countless moments. Even if some of the characters were questionable or unlikable actions there were points where I personally identified with each one or have known a women to confide in varying action. It did leave me wanting more but I know they're still living their lives so you're not going to get a neatly finished story. I did want answers on how they resolved though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Car accident

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

miss_creant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

Lisa Taddeo is such a talented and gifted writer. This book was challenging based on the content, but very well written. Definitely worth checking out, but there are some content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

mayaspasta's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

craftyanty's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

I have mixed feelings on this one.  
The author shares the stories of three women and the details of their relationships with significant men in their lives.  All three stories were engaging and intriguing.  However, they seemed a bit imbalanced to me because Maggie's story (that of a teen who becomes involved with her teacher) could've been a book of its own.  While all the stories were emotional, that one just felt much heavier than the others.  

Most of the book is written in straightforward prose that allows for smooth reading, but every now and then, the author hits you with a simile  thrown in that feels forced and takes you out of the book.

I also would've appreciated it if the author had chosen a more diverse group of women.  Perhaps this book concept could be extended into a series that includes some women of color. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide

julesfrigault's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

alex_johnson_2021's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

I found Lina and Maggie's stories compelling but there wasn't enough time for Sloane's story. Her story felt the weakest and the least fleshed out. There was also a twist that has to do with the relationship between her and her brother but it was completely sudden. There was no foreshadowing or leading to that particular conclusion. Lina didn't really get a proper ending compared to the other two stories, but the book was so easy to get into. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent