Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

79 reviews

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, Addiction, and Gun violence

lela's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Despite some of the dark topics this book touched on it was actually a really fun read. A little corny at times but it was funny with twists and turns and heartfelt and serious when it needed to be. I had a great time reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia

bugaboobear's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the interactions between the women and the way the relationships were portrayed. No one was perfect, they were all flawed and interesting. The story was interesting, but less so than the setting and characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Violence, Addiction, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Cancer, and Religious bigotry

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

I wasn’t sure how I felt about the first part of the book. It was a little slow but also reflective. Geeta isolated herself and it wasn’t until the group started uniting that it became more interesting. Hard to review without spoilers but it had lots of twists and many parts of humor even though it touched on some very heavy topics that impact India. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, and Rape

amradio's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

For what it's worth this is a pretty good book for me. Its heavy as the trigger warnings will tell you but I don't think the topics were handled disrespectfully.
There's also a lot of twists in the book which is what eventually got me hooked as I was hesitant to continue reading at first.
Not related to the book itself but also not unrelated I am going to look how accurate people feel at the representation of India and all of that throughout the book so I'm interested in doing that dive after reading this book and how that may change how I see it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Rape, and Pedophilia

phalanq's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Gore, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, and Rape

tashtasher's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Alcohol, Infertility, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Excrement, Vomit, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

selenatothemax's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse

lizlikesfrogs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, and Domestic abuse

szraj16's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a really solid 4.5 for me! I absolutely loved it, it was dark, humorous, and really entertaining. The way the author was able to intertwine humor with really important (and horrible) societal problems and some really dark moments, while never making light of them, was really well done. I’ll also note that the vocabulary used in this book is 10/10 and I’m so thankful for the dictionary function on my kindle. 

The only reason this was not a 5 for me was because I felt like I pieced together the many clues sprinkled in throughout a little more easily than I would’ve liked. It’s not that it was predictable, but maybe it’s just that a little too much was given away if you’re paying attention to the details, in a way that makes a couple moments later on a little less impactful and surprising. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this one. Stories about India will always peak my interest and I’m so happy I read this one. Highly recommend for a murder/thriller book that touches on some really deep topics, and yet somehow stays fun and lighthearted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infertility and Alcoholism

Minor: Religious bigotry and Animal cruelty