Reviews

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

juliewheat1's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I listened to the book, the three women which read made the book cone to life.

limmadi's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

liminalspace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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

5.0

hazzardfreak02's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

I couldn't put it down. It got off to a slow start, but then I wanted to find out what happened to each of the characters. It is difficult at times though, because of the violence and trauma. But it's still an important story to tell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Abortion

Minor: War and Islamophobia

rachenation's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

jess_mango's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars.

Oof. This one was like a gut punch.

This peek inside the life of 3 generations of Palestinian-American women is an upsetting but eye-opening read. The women live in Brooklyn but are trapped by their cultural tradition that leaves females as "less than". A tradition where parents are upset when a baby girl is born instead of a boy. A tradition where girls are married off as teenagers and end up as teenage mothers as well. A tradition where a woman's only role in life is to be a wife and a mother.

This book brought up all the emotions: anger, sadness, frustration...and in the end hope.

Highly recommend!

brittanyrbell's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lottie1803's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

saucepotrach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Domestic abuse

arafa_s_k's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.75