Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany

11 reviews

soyjenna's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

csleeds's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

selwa_k_22's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence

ad_tortuga's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely brilliantly beautiful. A powerful reflection on friendship, love, and faith - all explored with a depth and consideration I'm not used to in books. Definitely check the content warnings before reading, but know that it's all handled really well and none of it is gratuitous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Abortion, and Misogyny

swolf1840's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

farnz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

“A woman has a way of screaming with her whole body that only other women can hear”(370) + “Potential, she had discovered was a powerful drug”(305). So true, i say this all the time. You date a person, not their potential. Trigger warning for rape, domestic abuse & violence. The last line of the acknowledgments😭❤️ makeup deets in comments

Every once in a while you come across book that has such a profound effect on you. It changes you. That’s this book for me. It made me cry, laugh, stress.. it pushed me to make a decision like Kees & Malek. I especially related to Balquees. When kees cried, I cried. I had to stop cause page 236-237 made me cry uncontrollably. Top book of 2022. I’m Iranian so I related to everything. Would recommend this to anyone but if you’re Muslim, middle eastern/Arab woman, I would 100% urge you to read it. I’m happy that I have a signed copy of this!

It follows 3 friends: Jenna (half Palestinian, half British), Malak (Egyptian) & Kees (Pakistani). I loved & worried for all 3. It shows the struggles of women & how our religion & culture can both nurture & crush us. The argument between malak & Kees (I felt that)- how do you choose between the love of your life & your family when this division is caused by religion. Eating all together with food laid on the cloth on the floor, therapy, the ultimatums around dating. Ali stressed me out (so possessive & controlling), kees’ siblings broke my heart cause I can’t imagine ANYTHING keeping me away from my sister & Jenna pushing ahead with something she doesn’t want just to make her family happy. The little lies exchanged between friends when you’re both struggling but afraid to open up. Just do yourself a favour & read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

serenas_reads's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

elias_cn's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Body shaming

Minor: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Racism

rebeccafarren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Rape, Abortion, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse