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honestlyyours77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As always it’s a favorite and I love listening to Davina narrate.
I think at nearly 35 years old it should be reading modern classic status as boy does it stand the test of time!
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
amcline's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Slavery, War, and Sexual assault
ashandersen's review
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, War, Rape, Torture, Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage and Slavery
orcea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
rodes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Even though I liked the story, I couldn't get past the fact that Claire gets sexually assaulted basically in every other chapter. It looks like the only way to bring some action into the book was for her to be SA and then rescued before it goes too far (because she is always rescued). It happens 4 times in the book, then there is a sex scene between Claire & Jamie where consent is dubious especially because he forces her at first and then we have Jamie that is also SA in the book twice, once as a minor (but he tells the story like it was a big joke) and then at the end while being tortured.
Don't get me started on how Jamie beat Claire after rescuing her to teach her a lesson as if she was a child and then we have her going "oh well, maybe he has a point" after a while? Heum, HELL NO! She kept going on about how modern she was and "no man is going to tell me what to do", but she is OK with a beating? I know she comes from the 40s and it was sort of normal behaviour back then too, but still. It didn't work.
Having seen the TV Show, I know that the use of SA as a means to further the plot continues in the other books and for that reason, I can't read the other books nor recommend them to anyone.
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Colonisation, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Vomit, and Police brutality
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
burnourhistory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Miscarriage, Blood, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Alcohol