Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

5 reviews

kathrun006's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book feels very slice of life. I like that because it's a culture very different from my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: Xenophobia, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Stalking

karaswils's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? No

3.75

This is a fictional account of Dinah’s life from the book of Genesis, honoring the stories and perspectives of women, especially Jacob’s wives, Rachel and Leah, Zilpah and Bilhah, and of course Dinah. 

The tone is very spiritual and sensual at the same time, and Diamant’s prose is immersive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide

eshiltonn's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Animal death, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

kmtd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Xenophobia and Trafficking

jourdanicus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I have so many feelings about this book, it's hard to write a review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide