Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

2 reviews

fuckcarsridebikes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Classism, Torture, Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, War, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Colonisation, Infidelity, and Hate crime

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This author’s last book was hard for me to read and this one is too. They are so loved though so it must be something I’m missing. I lost the thread of the narrative often and I couldn’t really tell you what the books about beyond extremism and India. And maybe trans rights?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Violence, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual assault, War, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Murder