Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom by Nikita Gill

12 reviews

baskini's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Lesbophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, War, and Homophobia

cartermon4's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Colonisation, and Homophobia

Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Alcohol, War, and Violence

purplehulk713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Simply hermosa. An enchanting expression of Hindu mythology, Indian culture and its clashing views (even the incongruous ones within the Hindu belief system where many queer gods and goddesses exist, but stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community remain) throughout the last century to the present day, through the perspective of a girl visited by true goddesses to help her navigate her dharma, as the book puts it. Nikita Gill is her own brand of divine, dancing in the footsteps of the goddess Saraswati herself, and always lifting up her readers with her incredible talents to find the divine in themselves. As the goddess Ratri says to Paro,

“You don't see the wind . . . But you do know it is there. You know it exists. You feel it. Faith works the same way.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming

thefairfae's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

⚠️TW FOR BOOK⚠️
Mentions of r4pe, SA, xenophobia, sexism, and racism.

5/5 
This was the first book I read after not reading for over 4 years and I can say this is an amazing book. I love how the character's are real and make mistakes. They have problems that they have to deal with and it touches on homophobia and racism in a great way. Not to mention it has good LGBTQ rep with the main character being a girl who realizes she is bisexual. You get to see the problems that causes for her because of where she lives and how she comes accept herself. Her whole personality isn't just being bisexual she is well round and relatable. Overall an amazing book that I would definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual assault

elisaisveryswag's review against another edition

inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Rape

alyssa_s10's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Excellent book of poetry. I love how it all ties together to tell her story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Rape, War, Sexism, Racism, and Biphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racial slurs

hannahrogers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Colonisation, Classism, Hate crime, Abortion, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Violence

melinabarbuto's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, War, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Racism, Body shaming, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

freg's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, War, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

joramous's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Biphobia