Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

4 reviews

mrsbc's review against another edition

I’ve read this as a teenager, thought it was overhyped then but entertaining enough to finish. Picked it up again for a long and boring flight and won’t finish it this time. No, I’m not interested in characters with rape phantasies who are presented as likeable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Body shaming

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Pillars of the Earth is far more engaging and compelling than a book about building a cathedral has any right to be. It's a very hard read, as it is one disaster after another, but it's incredibly engaging, to the point that you don't want to put it down, because you have to know what happens next. And it's never good, what happens next. Characters have runs of good luck only to lose everything and have to start over. It has an oddly hopeful ending, and everything is neatly tied together and explained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Death of parent, Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Blood, Pregnancy, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

finfoski's review against another edition

emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mooncow's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity