Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

47 reviews

emburs's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault

afternoonlight's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

strange & dream-like with sudden bursts of tenderness. there’s a passage in Peking Duck that says, “A boy, at best, can adore his mother, but a girl can understand her. When the doctor told me it was a girl, I thought, Now I will be understood. That was my happiest moment. The idea of a daughter.”

faves:  G, yeti lovemaking, office hours, Peking duck 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

martinatan's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Because I had this as an audiobook, there are w few stories that went completely over my head so I can’t fully attest to every moment of the collection. That being said, I really enjoyed the strange and diverse array of concepts that the different narrators found themselves in the middle of. Audiobooks make it a little difficult to catch when the narrator would change, but it was a cool moment to see the accent of one character signify a POV shift in one of the stories. As a Chinese American, I also really appreciated the relatable experiences with microaggressions, family dynamics that were key to the narratives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Murder

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

naomi2003's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy

Minor: Xenophobia

jfin54's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

plxtoprojector's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

toffishay's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

What a wonderfully strange collection of stories! I enjoyed reading these real-stories with varying levels of fantastical elements. They felt both grounded and other-worldly, feeling like real versions of our messed up world and messed up lives, in the most interesting possible way. I got something out of each story; none felt weak to me. My absolute favorite was "Returning", and I also really enjoyed "Los Angeles", "G", "Yeti Lovemaking", and "Office Hours." If you are looking for similar vibes, I might recommend Temporary by Hilary Lechter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

valent1ne's review against another edition

3.75

very strange & very fascinating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy

kupids's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

stars ,, 4.0
cawpile ,, 8.14

i actually loved this, even if it took me a minute to wrap my head around some of the overarching metaphors, the writing was gorgeous 'nd i'll definitely be checking out 'severance' by the same author. :) none of the stories really fell flat to me either, i definitely had my favourites, those being 'the office', 'peking duck' & 'tomorrow' but all of them were great. not being too detailed in this rvw because there's just ,, so much going on.

boobclub pick with mari !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Blood