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Geheime Geschichten für Frauen, die Saris tragen by Balli Kaur Jaswal
46 reviews
metanav's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, and Racism
Minor: Suicide, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship
deven_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Suicide
matmatmatty's review against another edition
- 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
I really liked the dynamic between the m in characters- coming from a religious immigrant community myself, I could completely understand Nikki's thinking and the way she acts, but could also see some of my family in Kulwinder and some of the widows.
This book gave me a lot to think about - from how our safe communities can become toxic, to how it's important to stand up to our ideals even if the world is against us.
Really loved this book and looking forward to reading more from this author!
Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Xenophobia and Sexism
dani_reis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, Suicide, and Stalking
Minor: Rape and Adult/minor relationship
ricefun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Minor: Racism
hoagie's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Misogyny, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Grief, Islamophobia, Murder, and Sexual content
paigereitz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Death, and Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
scmiller's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Body shaming, Murder, Sexism, Bullying, Hate crime, Classism, Misogyny, and Child death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Homophobia
sarabook's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
Minor: Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse
amyvl93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
We follow Nikki, a young woman who has fled the expectations of her family by dropping out of university and getting a job in a pub whilst she tries to figure out what her passion is - much to the despair of her recently widowed Mum and tradition-loving sister. Her path ends up crossing with Kulwinder, a woman who has also recently experienced a loss of her own and who is looking to stay in favour with the gurdwara's community by putting on classes for the women of the community. Nikki takes the role of teaching the class, only to find her expectations and those of the women in the class are quite different.
Jaswal is great at drawing the central two protagonists; Nikki sometimes make decisions that are definitely less than smart but her heart seem to be in the right place, and Kulwinder's grief feels very well captured. Some of the other women that are within Nikki's writing group are less well drawn, although the overall theme of the novel - the negative impact of a culture that restricts female sexuality and lives comes through clearly through their stories.
The novel was at its best when it was focusing on the lives of the women in the writing class, and got slightly less coherent as the novel becomes a murder mystery (and attempted murder mystery) in the final few pages. I also felt that the excerpts of the stories that the women tell could have been a little shorter.
I did enjoy this novel, and would be keen to read more of Jaswal's work in the future.
Graphic: Sexism and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Suicide