Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

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

3 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

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