Reviews tagging 'Rape'

When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy

34 reviews

hattie's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jaclyn_sixminutesforme's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

shukri's review

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Phenomenal, heart-wrenching, so so incisive and precise in its analysis of sexuality, gender dynamics, misogyny in india at large and especially in leftist spaces, and so poetic in its use of language. Words became the receptacle for the world Kandasamy created, near tangible objects that were stretched, exploded, inverted, and hollowed out – she created a forth dimension with linguistics.

An incredibly deliberate, artistic, and arresting novel. I will be reading more of Meena Kandasamy and rereading this soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

devanshipanda08's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

isabeldotml's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

sammibreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

Unreal, the writing was unreal, the narrator was unreal. Really heavy at points so watch out but just unreal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence

samants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Harrowing and incredibly powerful. So well-written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

rachelparker's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

jessiebertram's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

alisonmac86's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence