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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

6 reviews

teh_niarr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Child abuse

aurie1000's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Bullying, Miscarriage, Body shaming, and Mental illness

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Infertility, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Grief, and Suicide

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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? Yes

3.5

I'm not much a reader of adult fiction, and this book reminded me why: so. much. sex. There were way too many sex scenes in the first half of this book for me. And on that subject, this is one of those occasions I'm glad to be ace. For all the people who love to tell us we're broken, at least I never had -- and will never have -- to go through this kind of thought process and voluntarily let men destroy me and my body.

I get why Queenie is the way she is in the beginning, and this book does a very good job of showing how hard being a Black woman in the UK can be. All her problems basically come back to the way Black people have been (and still are) treated by white folks. It's a very good lesson in systemic racism.
Despite all that, I couldn't help thinking "damn, this girl's a mess" throughout the book. She's lucky she has such good friends, because Darcy and Kyazike are absolute gold. Darcy especially was amazing at helping with her recovery when she started to work again.

In the end, it's a pretty good book, but had way too much self-loathing sex for my aroace self.
Also: men are trash.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

mamagina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-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

4.0

Queenie is witty, honest, confused, pinballing through life at a breaking point. She is a character of multitudes and Candice Carty-Williams writes the diverse voices in her life with a deft hand. 

What we learn is to inhabit the mind and body of trauma, and more specifically, the trauma of a black woman in London, from the inside.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Hate crime, and Gun violence

simonemaybe's review against another edition

The content of this book is very triggering and I was very surprised. CW: sexual assault, mental health neglect, family trauma, abusive relationships - I can go on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Bullying