Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

2 reviews

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

holy crap, this was wild — an absolute “roller coaster ride” of a book (thank you angela carter). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Pregnancy, Racism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Hate crime

megan_burgess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, and Misogyny