Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Waif by Samantha Kolesnik

3 reviews

montsebens's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Most monsters are just people the heroes abused.

I can’t decide if I’m traumatized, enthralled, or emotional. Waif is a rollercoaster that starts in the unknown and only moves through darkness. It’s a wave of pleasure that rises a heartbeat to then sink it in sorrow. 

My mistake was reading this at night. The descriptions are vivid and raw, it made me feel haunted in a way I’ve never experienced before. The realization that I identified with Angie sunk me right down with her — I felt like I was her. I held my breath the entire way through, and I’m going to keep my inhale in my lungs for a while after putting it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, Gaslighting, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Classism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was certainly not what I expected. It's almost as if there were two completely different stories from beginning to end but I didn't hate it? Super strange, not as horror gory as I was expecting from it being on those sort of lists and recommendations. I enjoyed thinking about and reflecting on the themes of societies expectations of women and our bodies, our relationships with men, homophoia, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Biphobia

Minor: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Classism

exorcismparty's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence