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kirstinlwx's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Gun violence, Infertility, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Classism, Body shaming, and Cursing
tashtasher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Alcohol, Infertility, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Classism, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Excrement, Vomit, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
hath's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Racism
Minor: Gun violence and Animal cruelty
lizlikesfrogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, and Domestic abuse
chapterchatswithcaroline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I don’t know what the author was thinking while writing this book but she did portray India & its women in low light. I really don’t know what a worldwide audience is gonna think about us Indian women after reading this book. I don’t think, we Indian women go about murdering are husbands just coz we are domestically abused. India is ever progressing & I believe it has a good law system to deal such matter, be it a Panchayat in a small village or the Supreme Court. If the author wanted to write about “Nari Shakti” then she could have taken a more inspiring route rather than a brunch of women going about plotting & Poisoning their husbands to death & above all why use Phoolan Devi as an inspiration. I’m sure, she had reason for what she did & she surely wouldn’t want a women to follow in her path. The author also tried to give insights on too many topics in the book such as the Caste system, dowry and the Ramayan which added more chaos.
The characters were also of such poor quality, the main protagonist Geeta was so easy to manipulate, the don Bada bhai was also such a foolish character. As for the story, I was hoping that it would end in a more humorous manner. The other aspect that I disliked about this book was the writing, its was way below average. If the author wanted to write phrases in Hindi language, she should have written it in its origin form not translated it to english that to so poorly, what the heck is “Something black in the Lentils.” Just say “daal me kuch kala hai”.🙄
Overall, a very poorly written book & not recommended atleast by me.
And before I end this review, something to think of “Was Karem really the good guy in this story?”
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence
rnbhargava's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
There is evidence of all of these triggers but essentially all of it gets avenged or is discussed regarding how unfair it is. No characters performing these triggers fully gets away with anything. That said, our core group of characters also do plenty of awful things. It’s a dark comedy with murders. Brace yourself.yuyuv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
prinzessin_aj's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Cursing, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Death, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Fatphobia
sianyphil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gun violence, and Sexual violence
courtney_e's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship