Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

31 reviews

amris's review against another edition

funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Abandonment

starsbyname's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Bernadette doesn’t belong in Seattle, but her husband is a big shot at Microsoft, so there she is. So different from all the other moms at her kid’s (Bee) school. In a wild series of events in which everyone acts without actually discussing anything with each other, Bernadette goes missing. Now it’s up to Bee to think like her mom to try to find her even though everyone else has given up hope. This book was hilarious and I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

221bpinkst's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

Some language

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

beaniefrogs's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

quillathe_23's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

calliedoo's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

maggiefrankhsu's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

2.0

A disappointment.  I  read this bc I’m interested in stories about mothers who “abandon” their families and all the complexity that ensues. This just doesn’t work very deeply on that level, or any other.  Paper-thin characters, other than Bernadette herself, who had complexity but the author basically abandoned all that nuance in the final pages. None of the turning points/flashes of insight from any of the characters made sense to me, particularly the minor characters (Audrey and Soo-Lin). In  addition to these problems this book contains a lot of weirdly racist moments that troubled me.  I did like the epistolary structure. The book was very well structured and fast-paced.  I just wanted the author to allow Bernadette her complexity, in the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

jxlastone's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Sexual content