Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

6 reviews

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

3.0

Very much a journal entry book, but the topics mentioned are reflective.
I went into this novel blind, not knowing it was meant to be fictional, not knowing the layout of the book. Even so, I think this story could have been a novella, if not a short story. The topics the main character mentions get brought up repeatedly and average about 40 pages from the prompt/question to the reflection/answer
The parts the main character becomes reflective on herself and her own actions are the reason I finished the book, but I would not recommend it to anyone wanting to spend 6-10 hours reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

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

emmagreenwood's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

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

nelthilta's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Medical content, and War

anouks_books's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief