Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The School of Mirrors by Eva Stachniak

3 reviews

prncss1204's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-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

1.0

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ruthlessreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I did not like this book & don't recommend it to anyone who has triggers around CSA & child abuse. 

I think that this story could've been told without graphic descriptions of child sexual assault & rape. While these things were the reality of these characters, I feel that the on page assault of children accomplishes nothing from a narrative perspective. Almost nothing else about the book stood out to me other than this & any historical value or interest it would hold is eliminated through the graphic sexual violence. I did finish the book though because I wanted to find out what happened to one of the characters so I suppose the characters were written well enough to care about. 
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I did not enjoy how the first half was about a girl who was groomed to be a "courtesan" for the king, yet had no idea about sex, and did not understand conset.
The book was also too long and slow-paced for me - I kept wondering when the story was going to start.
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