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the_pysselfia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, War, Sexism, and Sexual content
auberginehayz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
I went for 3.5 stars but it was almost a 4! I would recommend it strongly but with caveats because of graphic/disturbing content.
The first two thirds of the book were amazing. Such a good concept, compelling and with scenes that were gripping and really resonated. Then it went chaotic and grim in a way that I couldn't tell if was poor pacing or meant to have that shocking and confusing effect on the reader. Then it wrapped it up nicely at the end in a reasonably satisfying, if pessimistic, way. The grim stuff was depressing because I wanted to root for some of the characters, I didn't want so many of them to end up behaving terribly. But maybe humanity would be that terrible.
Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, and War
niliii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Racism
scruffie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
That being said, I didn't appreciate the book's binary view on gender, the conflation of sex and gender, and the complete disregard for the multitude of gender identities; in this book "male" equals "man", "female" equals "woman", and that's all there is to it. Also, I had hoped that the book will have a more positive stance towards society; I've had my fill of the whoever-has-the-bigger-stick-must-oppress-whoever-has-the-smaller-stick point of view. That's alright though, I think the author delivered the narrative they chose pretty successfully.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, War, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Physical abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, Excrement, and Trafficking
giulia_bhu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
La narrazione principale, complicata e estremamente sviluppata, gira attorno al potere che le donne riescono ad ottenere quando, in varie parti del mondo, si scopre che giovani donne sono dotate di una matassa elettrica. Se, all'inizio, le ragazze se ne servono per difesa personale o per curiosità, con il progredire della narrazione la matassa e il potere dato dal possederla porterà a stravolgimenti geopolitici e umani.
Un libro che invita a riflettere sui ruoli di genere e sull'idea che alcuni comportamenti siano più "naturalmente" maschili che femminili, e viceversa.
Interessante spunto di riflessione, per me, è stata anche la scelta di traduzione in italiano del titolo: Ragazze Elettriche. A mio avviso, questa ipertraduzione fa perdere un po' la connessione con quello che personalmente ho sentito essere il più profondo significato del libro: il potere e le gerarchie di oppressione che esso crea, qualunque siano le premesse.
Graphic: Torture, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and War
candycain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Cultural appropriation, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, War, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion and Addiction
20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Genocide, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Child death and Trafficking
Because this book tries to explore what an inverse reality of sexism and violence would look like, Alderman does not shy away from the reality of sexualized violence. I don't think her descriptions were gratuitous or sexualizing of sexual violence, but they were unflinching.mvonmalmborg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexism, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, and Blood
maddiebusick's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War
keeper_of_dark_materials's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and War