Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

39 reviews

texassizedreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Drug use, Drug abuse, Confinement, and Body horror

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book had a very intriguing concept and I was really into it at the beginning. It touched on a lot of important topics, such as rape culture, and I was fully invested. But then it dragged a lot near the end and I felt that we never really got to know the characters on a deeper level.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

katherinew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Torture, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, and Suicide

btrz7's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Violence

carrielucas's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I have no strong feelings about this. An interesting genre, which I will continue to explore. But the writing was truly “meh”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Murder, Medical trauma, and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

raoulalexander's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content

adasterism's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Really interesting premise, and extremely well written, but in the end I found Alderman's message troubling. The message of the book seems to be that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I find her analysis of gender and gender roles lacking.

Her idea that within a decade of being physically more powerful, women would be raping and pillaging men and completely reverse the present gender dynamic, doesn't actually read to me as a very nuanced take on oppressive dynamics. It doesn't take into account the fact that this "power" would still be historically situated, and the dystopia that emerges after women get the power is completely cut off from any historical basis or analysis of how gender roles come to be, and how privilege functions. While I really enjoyed the premise and the characters at the beginning, I found it really hard to suspend my disbelief when women started raping men and the gender dynamic completely reversed, and I found the ending uncompelling.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Transphobia, Sexism, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death