Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

8 reviews

foxclcves's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

maryellen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicide, Body horror, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent

lav's review

dark mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Suicide

trailmixraisins's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I, like many others, found the ending to be a little confusing, and I had to reread it multiple times. But, as others have also said, the art is beautiful, and it's an amazing vehicle for the storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

whatisjordyreading's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

ma_bster's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

Emily Carroll's style is so distinctive and gorgeous - there are some pages that I could stare at for hours and keep finding something new.

The ending is so abrupt at first I felt cheated, but after sitting with it, I love that it's ambiguous. Who's to know who's telling the truth? Does it really matter by the end? What IS truth? This graphic novel is going to leave my thinking for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

toonyballoony's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Body horror

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

u_0's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

I'm stunned. I don't know what to say. This book made me sob at my public library. It is beautiful. I'm haunted by it. I don't know what the ending means but I know I'll be thinking about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Suicide