Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

5 reviews

prlprl's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

The Iliad retelling we needed, albeit undeserved. Barker’s eloquent story of suffering and survival is articulated by sharp stitches of sorrow, and brutal humanity behind the glossy-eyed mythology of other interpretations of the Trojan War.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and War

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Animal death, Incest, and Misogyny

jabberwalky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Incest, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Deportation, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Torture, Violence, War, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cannibalism

lolavalls's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide attempt, War, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Infertility, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Animal death, and Alcohol

radfordmanor's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Incest