Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy

16 reviews

twitchywitchy314's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

a heart-wrenching expression of the fear & pain of feeling stuck and alone in an abusive relationship

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gaslighting

iulia619's review

challenging emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Self harm, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

saphieg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

ruisquared's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

nreyno's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Rape

lobotomy's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

"The institution of marriage creates its own division of labour."

Spot on in its exploration of the ostensible radical politics of "leftist" men who use maxims of the far left to disguise their patriarchal hunger for dominance without ever comprehending the true essence of these philosophies. 

I have also grown really fond of the way Kandasamy weilds her words.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

vaniafernandez_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Classism

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

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

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