Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Moth by Melody Razak

3 reviews

lukests's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Incest, Sexual violence, War, Violence, Gun violence, Classism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Torture, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, Trafficking, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Misogyny

hannahbailey's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A good historical fiction novel rooted in fact. I know little about the Partition and consequences of it, so it was interesting to follow a family through the political upheaval and its devastating consequences. However, I struggled to engage with the third person narrative that jumped around from character to character as it never spent enough time in the head of each family member before moving on to the next one. Likewise, the shift from part 2 to 3 felt really jarring in terms of tone and language used, however I can see how this may have been deliberate to highlight how this family was wrenched apart. Overall, this was a very dark and harrowing look into the lasting impact of colonialism and political/religious conflict. 

TW: r*pe, child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, murder, genocide, kidnapping, xenophobia, misogyny, hate crime, animal cruelty/death, violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Slavery, Genocide, Sexual assault, War, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, and Animal death

whatisrubyreading's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape