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lottiebluewater's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
her_hopelessness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Abortion and Cancer
For all the descriptions of sexual assault, you will come out of the experience grateful that you braved it. The Vagina Monologues is a must read for ALL women, including (especially) SA survivors.lucys_library's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship
There is also FGM mentioned but this wasn’t an option to add to the content warnings.magdagug's review against another edition
3.0
This book is split into two distinctive parts. The first is the actual monologues and the second one is the history of Eve Ensler's activism, V-Day, and One Billion Rising. The monologues are interesting, challenging and upsetting. The fact that they feel very relevant over 20 years after the first show is a huge plus of the book and disheartening fact about our world. I would recommend the monologues to every woman, person with uterus, parent of an afab child etc. (That being said they could potentially be very triggering, so watch out for that!). I was pleasantly surprised that there's a monologue from the perspective of a trans woman. I'd give this half of the book 4 stars.
Unfortunately, the mid-way point marks a huge drop in quality. The second half of the book is an overly detailed account of V-Day and One Billion Rising. I found it disappointing and, frankly, boring. There were some interesting tidbits in there, but they were drowned by lots of unnecessary details, like the amounts of money that V-Day collected in a particular year or the line-up of a charity concert. I wish this part were heavily edited and shortened. 2 stars.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Transphobia