Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

7 reviews

lonelyghostsclub's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Racism, Violence, Torture, Hate crime, and Grief

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Its difficult to give this book a star rating. This was assigned to me for a college course that is focused on early British literature. At first, I appreciated the opportunity to read something from a female author and an early example of a traditional novel. However, as the story went on, the content became more and more gruesome, and my enthusiasm for the text vanished.

The story is a very graphic depiction of an enslaved person's life on a plantation in the 1680s. And you get a cross section of everything that comes with that. The last third is especially difficult to get through. From a purely academic perspective, it's a good representation of early white supremacy, colonialism, slavery, the slave trade, racism, bigotry, misogyny, etc. And all within just sixty pages.

Don't read this book if you don't have to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

amymegan2023's review

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Colonisation, Racism, and Slavery

bvrealis's review against another edition

informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Oroonoko altissima rappresentazione letteraria della figura dell’himbo che afferra un’anguilla elettrica a mani nude senza motivo solo per dimostrare di poterlo fare e poi viene ricoverato d’urgenza quasi muore ma lui è felice di aver toccato l’anguilla — questa la mia importantissima analisi accademica del sottotesto 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Deportation, Kidnapping, Sexism, Pregnancy, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Torture, and Trafficking

bubblyfemme's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Gore, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

woahnelly's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense 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

4.0

Riveting read. Tad racist but also woke for the time so ya canny argue too much.. also Aphra Behn is a bit of a badass so give her a holla!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

lquel's review

dark

2.0

incredibly racist depictions. the story is written from a coloniser’s point of view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, and Racial slurs