Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

18 reviews

mariazen's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, Rape, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Racism, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Classism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Cursing, Child death, and Drug use

isaaah's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Classism, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Slavery, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria

_aine_16's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

my mum gave me this book and it was pretty good! I really like all the povs so you can see different aspects of the characters, and how they all tie together. the chapters are quite short so it's an easy read. the end is quite cheesy but I did not like how often it used lesbian slurs 😀 which was very often, in a casual way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Toxic friendship

tomrae1's review

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Child death, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I generally enjoy books that jump from one perspective to another, and this is no exception. I liked slowly realizing how each of the characters connected with the others. I will admit, however, that some of the narratives ran together, and some narratives were a lot more fleshed out than others. 

The one thing I didn't like flat out was the way trans topics were handled in the book. I thought it was great to read about Morgan's understanding of themselves and their loving long-term relationship. However, the other characters in the book repeated anti-trans talking points almost completely unchallenged. Given the growing anti-trans sentiment in Britain in particular, plus the fact that so few cis people claim to know anyone who is trans or be informed on trans issues, I felt that this was not a responsible way to frame these conversations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Xenophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Child death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Islamophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Antisemitism, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Mass/school shootings

friendlyneighborhoodidiot's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Deadnaming

taleofabibliophile's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

bunnyreads2's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Listened to the audiobook, which was really enjoyable. I was doing chores while listening so sometimes I might have gotten a bit distracted and had to rewind to understand which character the chapters were about but otherwise loved the book!

I love a multi-POV and multi generational fiction novel that discusses social and historical issues while making you see the complete complexity and humanity of the characters.

A great work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug use, Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcoholism and Transphobia