Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

80 reviews

hookineye's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

sistermagpie's review

dark hopeful tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Trafficking, Suicide, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

accovino's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

This was A LOT to read during a pandemic. The idea that no one is coming to save you, we save each other or we kill each other, is so hard to read. The work of building society over again, of trusting when there is no reason to trust, of working for a future you'll never see even if you succeed… Yeah I'm having a lot of feelings about it right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Suicide

shannonsacoman's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, and Pedophilia

kiesa's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Homophobia

dianaboe's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

nila's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An engaging read for the current times. The parallels between the real world and the events in the book are at times scary though the realistic details is what made it almost impossible to put down. 

I absolutely loved the midwife. Finally a character facing a dystopian society who is realistic and (mostly) selfish in order to survive. I also enjoyed the narrative style with the diaries. A great read, but be aware of explicit and graphic scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia and Islamophobia

katemccaughan's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

gay's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Miscarriage

brittac's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this book quickly- the story was captivating. I didn’t always love the writing, particularly when it came to the journal entries of the main character. The subject matter hits a little too close to home in the year 2020 but if you can stomach that, it’s a decent read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Violence, Sexual violence, and Child death