Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

11 reviews

colleenf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

ilincasandu's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

Intimate, raw portrayal of societal and cultural norms in interwar Japan.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, War, Death, and Grief

machenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Miscarriage

afion's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

mmefish's review against another edition

Although I have learned a lot from this novel, I cannot be bothered to continue reading about the same things again and again, especially when I despise every single character (except for, maybe, Teinosuke). The charm was lost at about 50%-mark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death

m_delaney's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

fviryshelves's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

anna_i3's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Child death, and Miscarriage

thejuliette's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit

ilarian's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Miscarriage