Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

In Flammen by Megha Majumdar

34 reviews

dowleyrachel'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was hoping that this would take a twist, or create a hero from an unexpected place. But it seems like it's supposed to read like a tragedy, where the desire to escape poverty and live a modern middle class lifestyle will cause all to blur lines of justice and remove themselves from accountability of the neighbor. Would be curious to know more about where the author drew inspiration from and the real life stories they are trying to echo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Islamophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement

there's a moment where a group of people at a political rally form a mob and kill 3 daughters, rape their mother, and kill the father of a Muslim family over a supposed rumor that he butchered a cow. The scene was not long but the details were still very vivid.

tperry's review against another edition

5.0

Devastating, haunting, spectacular character development. This book shone even brighter through the audiobook. I felt like I was watching a play. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

imaginaryisobel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Really quick read and some really interesting topics discussed but I really didn't connect to any of the characters and a lot of it fell flat for me. Didn't not enjoy just felt very meh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Transphobia, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

kelseak96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, Classism, and Confinement

ka_cam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

It took me a couple days to get into this book but once I got sucked in I read most of it in one day. Tense is one word, the depiction of corruption and betrayal was visceral at times. Sometimes the one-time interludes really added to the narrative and other times distracted from our primary characters. This book involves graphic depictions of religiously motivated violence and murder, as well as state sanctioned violence- definitely check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Rape, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief

donutlookaway's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Islamophobia, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Minor: Police brutality, Confinement, and Grief

knenigans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

Dark and human and funny and tragic.

Recommend as an audiobook as the voice actor for Lovely is fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Torture, Genocide, Murder, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Classism, and Transphobia

____emily____'s review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Islamophobia, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

jennikreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, and Medical content

Moderate: Islamophobia and Transphobia

Minor: Rape

tayterchip's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, and Transphobia