Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

5 reviews

photo_buff's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence and Physical abuse

sandwiiche's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

no thank you, this book was so boring. hated all the characters, except tilly. and probably teddy and farrat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Rape

Minor: Stalking and Misogyny

camoo3032's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I don't know much about fashion or sewing so I had to look up many words, this disrupted the flow of reading for me. There was a very little character development and as a result, I didn't care very much for the characters. This might be one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Bullying, Death of parent, Infidelity, Dementia, and Drug use

thems0kitty's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

This book was a pretty dull read. It was difficult to differentiate between the large cast of characters, I couldn't picture the incredible amount of dresses described, and things just felt like they happened for no reason. If you're interested in this story I'd give the movie a go; it rearranges plot events to make everything seem more purposeful, cuts out so many unnecessary characters and subplots that lead nowhere, shows you all those gorgeous dresses, and is actually funny and emotional in a way the book was trying to be but somehow wasn't.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Body shaming, Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

cjfrank1's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

there are so many characters and they are all introduced at once so it is very confusing - the discussion of fashion is fun and the revenge is well-deserved 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexism