Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Honolulu by Alan Brennert

4 reviews

omegabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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? No

4.25

This is a chunky book, but it was perfect for an 11 hour flight to Honolulu. This reminded me of James Michener’s sprawling historical sagas, but instead of multiple generations it is just one lifetime. The changes in Honolulu from pre- WWI through WWII are a deep and rich well, and the author has done his homework to create a satisfying story. I became emotionally invested very quickly and feel like I  learned a lot by accident!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Hate crime, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Toxic relationship, War, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

lemonmeringuepie's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, and Miscarriage

momster2010's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

Beautifully written to weave real little known history with the life of the main character. The writing creats a feel for the passage of time and paints images of moments through time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape