Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

19 reviews

greendog1200's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Abortion, Medical content, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity and Rape

sometimesalyreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I know what you're thinking: "This looks like a great historical fiction about a female spy during World War II" and you're right to think that, but you're WRONG. This book is set in modern day-ish (2016), 1971 and 1980. So many years, none being the 30s or 40s. 

That being said, it IS a great historical fiction! About other years. A teenager in the 70s who finds herself pregnant and forced to give her baby up for adoption, the trauma that she and the other women face, the eventual decision to become a doctor and join an underground abortion network, so that women can have a choice. 

Another woman, modern day, desperate for a child of her own - discovers a letter. She decides, like many others, to go looking for Jane. 

The plot twist in this book threw me for an absolute loop, I will give it that. I was flabbergasted. Taken back. Shocked. 

The plot starts slow, and at time and dialogue at times, was a little too "scripted infomercial" on women's oppression and the fight for reproductive rights, but the plot was beautiful. I cried many times reading this book club pick and I highly recommend it.

Buckle up for the last 20% because the author does rush to tie everything together, but I felt it was well-done and really, all about women and our multitudes. 4.5 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Self harm, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Dementia, Vomit, Abortion, Infertility, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Racism, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Infidelity, Incest, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Child death

jodimclean's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

shae_reads's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Racial slurs

mdavis26's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Abortion, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

teachandcreate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Suicide

breanna_gaudaur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Abortion, and Confinement

saiy_phi's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

i finished this book in one day, it was a story i couldn’t put down. i learned about a new facet of canadian history and women’s history that i want to look deeper into. overall the actual fictionalized plot was well structured, despite some confusion towards the very end. the writing was aggressively okay, i wanted and expected more from a book tackling such serious topics. at times it also felt too modern for the time period setting. speaking of time, my biggest issue with this book is how the author handled alternating 3 different timelines of three women whos lives intersect with each others at various times. she used years within the text to appropriately date social factors, but i got confused a lot and kept having to flip back and locate myself. 

worth the read once, will not re read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

desana75's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Insanely good. Changed me as a person.  Expression of women’s reproductive lives in all their facets and perspectives.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Confinement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Chronic illness