Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

326 reviews

saoirseselkie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

chilivanilli28's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, War, Suicide, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, and Grief

babblingbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Blood, Rape, Vomit, Excrement, Alcohol, Animal death, Gore, Death, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent and Torture

opinkb's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Misogyny, Child death, Grief, Suicide, and Violence

jessellisx's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Infertility, Misogyny, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide, Slavery, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

megthepoet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, War, Blood, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Child death

sullyvan's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Torture, and Slavery

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide, War, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Rape, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Moderate: Animal death

claudia_da's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

2.0

I didn’t really like this book, the story is heartbreaking, but I couldn’t connect to the story or the characters. It may be because I have read “song of Achilles” before this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Slavery, and Sexual violence

filipapintovieira's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Death, Grief, Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse