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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

42 reviews

kathrun006's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

The book is not an anthology. It is about women taking a creative writing class. Most of the stories they write in the class are erotic, but the plot of the book is not centered around sex.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

This book deals with the theme of arranged vs. forced marriage so it contains mentions of forced marriage and child marriage. The characters who were married as children are adults and widows when the story takes place, but it is relevant to the story. The only content warnings which are described in a scene are fire and fire injury and interpersonal violence. The violence described is a man attacking a woman. I have included misogyny as an explicit content warning because it is a major theme of the book, but the book is mainly about women supporting eachother and finding their voices in a misogynistic world so do not think that the book itself is misogynistic.

jennp28's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

Really liked this one! Enjoyable to read about a different culture and also their experiences living in London - and to see how we’re all after the same things in the end. Love, community, friendship, trust. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

I accidentally downloaded this audiobook and ended up loving it. The voice acting on the audiobook was great, and the novel had a bit of everything, mystery, love, and comedy. Loved the exploration of mother/daughter relationships and redefining sexuality as older women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Racism

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

ruthjenkins's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

squiggidy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, Racism, and Domestic abuse

mckeelyshannon's review against another edition

funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

One of my favorite lines from this book is “Why be with someone who’s making the journey? You could be with someone who has already arrived.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Racism

indiarose8's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Overall I enjoyed this book but parts of the plot were a bit unbelievable. The second storyline about Maya felt dropped in. I wish the writer would have just focused on the widows. I wanted to get to know them more. The writing felt a bit clunky at times but the erotic stories were beautifully written. I loved the premise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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: Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Racism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Murder, and Chronic illness