Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak

59 reviews

andreapap15's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Abortion and Deadnaming

dafni's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Self harm, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

acupofmouie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

mopopo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

It's an incredible story, it's raw and devoid of artifices, it exposes people's lies and truths, it's about found family and bridges between different realities.

The writing is fluid, and simple enough despite the complexity of the story. It's a great book for someone whose mothertongue is not English.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

Whew. My heart is filled and aches at the same time with this novel. The first half your admiration grows for someone whose fate you know is death. It is truly bittersweet. Tequila Leila is the friend you want to have, compassionate, accepting and courageous. Through her last minutes of life, you are introduced to her people, the five, whom she was fiercely loyal to, in return through the second half we learn how much she meant to them. I will reiterate what others have said, Elif Shafak is a phenomenal storyteller. Learning more about her voice through this novel and subsequent browsing on her, she is solidified as an auto-buy author for me. I am excited to explore her back catalogue.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Transphobia

Minor: Police brutality, Trafficking, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Suicide, Ableism, and Rape

madelinemay1's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

williamgideon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.5

I really love Elif Shafak. Her writing, storytelling and ability to craft complex and loveable characters is just spectacular. I loved every minute of reading this book. I was never bored, which is very rare for me lol. It was just so interesting, the setting and all the characters. Leilas friend group was so amazing. It kind of reminded me of the show Pose in the way it handled the found family trope alongside grief and opression. This is a really amazing book and the second best book of Shafak's that I've read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Self harm, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Mental illness, and Trafficking

ollie_again's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Torture

mariachiara's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Trafficking, and Incest

12grace4's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual assault