Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Kız, Kadın, Öteki by Bernardine Evaristo

116 reviews

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Racism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Sexism, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use

lenni_sc's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Abandonment, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Outing, Misogyny, Miscarriage, War, and Pregnancy

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Transphobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Colonisation

lizahoonakkernewman's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Classism, and Death of parent

typegrace's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child death

samarakroeger's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

korinnagarcia's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• 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

One of the most powerful books I have ever read. Each of the twelve voices
capture the complexity and flawed nature of human life in a beautiful yet often tragic and even sometimes humorous way. I am very impressed by how Bernardine Evaristo created so many distinct voices and perspectives, over different time periods, social classes, etc, and wove them together. This book may be difficult to read/get used to because Bernardine doesn't use quotations and she doesn't remind you which time period each character is in
but I've read a few other books like this recently so I was able to indulge this book with ease.
This book absolutely lives up to the hype.
Everyone should read it.
There's beauty in difference and Girl, Woman, Other embodies this, sincerely.
I can't wait to read more Bernardine Evaristo books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Infidelity, and Abandonment

isaaah's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Classism, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Slavery, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria

raye_charlie's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Although at first the unusual breaks in sentences punctuation were a little hard to get used to (a bit like reading poetry), the overall structure of the book was beautifully crafted to create multiple characters, all with vastly different stories that nevertheless intertwine. This book explores so many perspectives, all from minority characters, while tackling issues such as racism, homophobia and sexism (as well as delving into aspects of transphobia and colourism) in our current time as well as the past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Racism, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Classism, Miscarriage, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

jessicapolson's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Child death