Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan

2 reviews

ginbat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

2.75

Very good writing but absolutely horrific. Reading the book summary you would never guess how dark it was. I feel like I have second hand trauma. The writer is talented in that she paints very vivid and emotional pictures with her words, but I did not like this book, was not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Colonisation, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Confinement, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Lots of rape

yujahey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Grief, Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization