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Mädchen, Frau etc. by Bernardine Evaristo

51 reviews

debookgeek's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Addiction, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Deadnaming, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer

millierose's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Addiction, Transphobia, and Homophobia

ifersinklings's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

 Overall, this story was interesting. I don't know that I understood half of it, but I enjoyed learning about the characters, their lives, and figuring out how all of them connected with each other. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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

martinatan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

scripturient's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Infertility, Drug use, and Drug abuse

lilacsophie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Transphobia, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Biphobia

snowhitereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 

It took me a while but I finally finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. 

Let me tell you… It was a ride.

It is one of the rare books that lives up to the hype.

I can definitely see why it earned the booker prize for 2019.

This book is made of layers upon layers and stories woven into other stories that in the end create a full picture.

The characters really do seem real and are incredibly well developed.

It spans numerous generations and socioeconomic backgrounds and it is truly diverse, not just in terms of ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation but also in terms of points of view.

It brings to the table problematic and controversial topics and opinions but it doesn’t shy away from demonstrating how discriminatory and extremist they can be . It discusses privilege and the many forms it can take and the hardships of immigrants.

One thing I really appreciated, although very hard to read about, was the portrayal of

an abusive wlw relationship

. It is an issue rarely talked about, but it’s a reality for many people so it’s important to bring awareness to that.

On a completely different note, I did not expect so much wlw content in this book. I don't even remember anyone mentioning it, it was a pleasant surprise for me, but I probably would have read it much sooner if i knew haha.

Cw: domestic violence, rape, racism, suicide, drug use, deadnaming, miscarriage, infedelity, toxic relationship, homophobia, transphobia, racial slurs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, and Transphobia

sararegan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I picked this up and when I got started I was like ‚bleh complicated stories about being human, just gimme sci-fi‘ 

However, by about a chapter through i couldn’t really stop. The characters are so vividly depicted it’s one of those books that - despite having a huge cast of protagonists - everyone feels very memorable and I was never wracking my brain trying to remember who was who. I liked that because when the circles of each character budge up against one another it gives you a little thrill to be seeing the character you just read, from the perspective of another. I also like how well the author portrays characters from the perspective of others; it brings so many of their flaws to light that you feel like you’re getting to know them all over again with fresh eyes. It was a great read and very expansive in its cast and the breadth of time covered. Can’t wait to pick up another book by Bernadine Evaristo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Addiction, Miscarriage, Sexism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Slavery and Xenophobia

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