Reviews tagging 'Violence'

When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy

14 reviews

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

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

alexhaydon's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Misogyny

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

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

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

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

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