Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

8 reviews

taylorlanxon's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Gore, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Medical trauma

randomkatisms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Miscarriage, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Eating disorder

melissalivanos's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? No

4.0

The trigger warnings on this are a small novel in themselves. This book is an absolutely brutal but very well told story. Proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Confinement

Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

scientist's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Oof, this book hits hard. So well written and well developed, but the subject matter is just difficult. The author does an amazing job of following the main character’s development through her kidnapping and after. Gay is more known for her essays, but she obviously has mastered the art of fiction as well. I continue my admiration for the author and will continue to read my way through her work, although because of the difficult subject matter, I’m not sure I would reread this particular book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Torture, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

donotfeedthebirds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Racism

tnociti's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Complicated, dark, and very hard to read.  The complete destruction of a woman and her family at the hands of kidnappers who took her from outside her family compound in Port-au-Prince.  Reads extremely quickly but not easily!  Not for the faint of heart but worth the time if you can push through.  My favorite parts centered on the time Mireille spent in Nebraska.  Graphic but not gratuitously so.  It's like reading The Yellow Wallpaper - you need to feel the descent.  That was done well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

fionac326's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy