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linguaphile412's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
Minor: Incest, Vomit, and Pregnancy
vixenreader's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Alcoholism
There is a lot of information about Mennonite culture and the story adhering to the assault of the women such community. Please read at your own discretion.nota_candycaine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexism, Ableism, and Drug use
nickoliver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
However, I feel like I have to take a step back when it comes to this book. After all, I grew up in a household that was Catholic on paper but mostly atheistic in practice. I didn't live in a patriarchal colony that taught me from the moment I developed a conscience that I had nothing to offer but my ability to make babies. Of course, if you grow up in a colony that's completely shut off from the world and you have no education, can't write, can't read, wouldn't even be able to pinpoint your town on a map, your take on things will be different. It's always easier to be on the outside of things and judge people on the inside. So, I think I have to think about that first before giving this book a bad rating based on my frustration with the women.
Though to be fair, I also wasn't a fan of the rest of the book. Like I said, the women kept talking in circles, so that made it a bit boring. I also had a hard time telling the women apart and knowing their relationships to each other; I kept mixing them up with each other. Plus, the person who kind of "narrated" the story was a man, and he often either went off on tangents about his own life or talked about his love for one of the women, and those parts just didn't feel like they should've been in the story? For a book called "Women Talking", it sure concentrated a lot on a man.
Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Rape
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Dementia