Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

29 reviews

maddiebusick's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Rape, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit, Cursing, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, and Alcohol

selenatothemax's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Incest, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Death

sawyertaylor's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Medical content, and Eating disorder

Minor: Child death

iridium's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Incest, and Medical content

itsbumley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Excrement, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape

stephh's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

breeoxd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

Well, aside from the religious indoctrination commentary, and horrific descriptions of the pain a family and community can inflict on one little girl, this is an interesting look at what might have driven the Irish Catholics to revere the starving saints so much.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Death, and Child abuse

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Medical content

Moderate: Incest

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Excrement