Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Tyttö, nainen, toinen by Bernardine Evaristo

52 reviews

louisecalder's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

3.0

I found the book rather hard reading at the start due to the disjointed text. It grows on you and it is well worth the perseverance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault

Moderate: Transphobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery

laynie_rearick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery

adeliab's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Slavery

lenni_sc's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Slavery, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Outing, and War

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Slavery, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

georgiaaa's review against another edition

emotional 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: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

isaaah's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria

culown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia and Xenophobia

majowa's review against another edition

emotional funny 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: Child death, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, and Colonisation

char1otte's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

As soon as I finished the last sentence, all I wanted to do was start again from the beginning.
Such a deeply emotional, clever and captivating book! As someone who at a first, superficial glance has little in common with the characters, I still found it so easy to relate to the profoundly human topics explored here and have to admit I learned a lot about myself. Would recommend to anyone - even though I was first stirred away from this by a friend who didn't like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation