Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

6 reviews

ashbeth2011's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

This book is long and unless you want to read the whole thing, don't choose to read it. Sylvia's life wad indeed sad due to her mental health but many things about her life are deeply problematic as well. Such a life full of cognitive dissonance which was never fully reconciled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

maryclaire92's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

Admittedly I did not know much about Plath, but one 45 hour-long audiobook later and I want to read all of her work. A very in depth, yet empathetic look at Sylvia Plath’s life and how a very of factors shaped her work and personal struggles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Antisemitism, and Abortion

mmaguire's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer and Antisemitism

Minor: Abortion

janeanger's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.75

1000 pages of drudgery tbh. 40+ hours of audiobook! Too much for me, even as a pretty big Plath fan.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

alrauna's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion

julied's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol