Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Naomi Booth, Emma Glass, Irenosen Okojie, Daisy Johnson, Natasha Carthew, Eimear McBride, Liv Little, Mahsuda Snaith, Kirsty Logan

19 reviews

zoefranka's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

kalldaff's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A great mix of feminist literature and folktale retellings. Imaginative, exploratory, and unique. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Gore, and Miscarriage

ell_n's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Gun violence

erinbarton's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual violence

savvylit's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? N/A

5.0

Boggarts, fairies, selkies, pixies, shapeshifters, unsettling siblings.... Each of these fairytale motifs combine into the flawless piece of art that is Hag. The stories are lush, magical, creepy, and succinct. The all-female cast of protagonists is both loveable and believable -- despite their magical circumstances.

Prior to reading Hag, I had only been familiar with the work of one of the authors, Daisy Johnson. After falling in love with the rest, I immediately added all of the authors' works to my list of books to be read. The authors of Hag are wildly talented. If I found just one of their short stories impactful, then I can't imagine how much I'll enjoy the rest of their work.

I'd wholeheartedly recommend this collection if, like me, you're a fan of gothic tales that ooze magical realism and include feminist themes and multidimensional queer characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Violence, and Toxic relationship

iriswhitaker's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

sarapocher98's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, and Violence

lucyhcurtis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

danidamico's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold es el primer libro que me compré con mi propio dinero, después de recibir mi primer sueldo. Lo vi recomendado en una cuenta de bookstagram y supe inmediatamente que necesitaba leerlo: escritoras mujeres, reversiones modernas de leyendas, la región de Inglaterra, Escocia e Irlanda... algunas de mis cosas favoritas. Y no me equivoqué, esta antología me encantó.

El libro está compuesto por diez relatos escritos por diez escritoras británicas e irlandesas que reversionan y reinterpretan leyendas antiguas de la región. Boggarts, duendes, fantasmas y criaturas mágicas aparecen de distintas formas en esta colección. Cada escritora tiene su propio estilo y se nota la diversidad de voces en los cuentos, hay algo para todos los gustos.

Personalmente, de los diez relatos solo me disgustaron tres (The Sisters, The Tale of Kathleen y The Droll of the Mermaid), lo cual está muy bien para una antología. El resto me gustó muchísimo, aunque mis preferidos son:

The Holloway de Imogen Hermes Gowar

Sour Hall de Naomi Booth

Between Sea and Sky de Kirsty Logan

The Dampness is Spreading de Emma Glass

A Retelling de Daisy Johnson

Esos cinco relatos en particular me fascinaron, ya sea por motivos estéticos y técnicos, por la historia que cuentan, por las descripciones de la naturaleza o por la carga emotiva. Cada uno de estos relatos tiene algo que logró cautivarme como lectora y producir algo en mí. Estoy segura que volveré a leerlos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Racism