Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

95 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

The way this was written without full stops took a while to get used to, but in the end I liked it. It made the prose feel poetic, and each character still felt unique. It felt like listening to a group of people telling you a story.

There were some perspectives I liked, but some of them felt really mean-spirited (both Yazz and Morgan’s segments read like they were the targets of mockery by the author, which was disappointing) and it's weird that three different people managed to magically rise out of depression on a dime for no reason. The ending felt really predictable and the character it involved annoyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Antisemitism, Eating disorder, Islamophobia, and Mass/school shootings

bethvance's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Deadnaming

lonelytourist's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Infertility, Hate crime, and Drug use

Minor: Deadnaming and Domestic abuse

sachikoriddle's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

nicolaparty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Self harm, Slavery, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

ananotherthing's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

aquakerwitch's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Racism

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage

lenin_lover_69's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Racism

Minor: Deadnaming

mosslover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Sexual assault

taravictoria's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very thought provoking and insightful read, It is not plot driven and I didn't feel like I got to spend enough time with the characters for me to love them, however it is a book I would wholeheartedly recommend  to anyone wanting to read from a diverse range of women and experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia