Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Kız, Kadın, Öteki by Bernardine Evaristo

119 reviews

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

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

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, 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: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

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

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

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: Child death and Miscarriage

madisonmc's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.75

We had no power last night so I finished this brilliant book off in candle light. 

The stories of the 12 women (with each new chapter, a new life story, all woven and connected across generations) you go from adventurers, to pioneers from heart breaking assault to the fight to change, themselves and the world around them. There are so many journeys, explored through many incredible stories, some of the lives explore great moments others just the simplicity of beautiful mundane lives. 

The reason I listed this as a valuable read however is because; there are always multiple ways to view a situation. This book provides you with different perspectives and also the history behind actions and behavior that we are all guilty of jumping to conclusions about. 

Heart breaking at times and then also so very get it girl you can do it! I didn’t think this book could get better and then the ending did just that…. 


*please not all the content warnings, I may have missed some. Everything is light on (no great details) but this book does address many issues that girls, women & other face. Including abuse. It’s an eye opening book in regards to the point of views of the one directly affected and then also those around them and how that may be interpreting their changed behavior…

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

elianawolfson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

Enjoyed the writing style and the themes- I understand the reception this book has received, but it just wasn’t really my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

strawberrybookess's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual content

parkyparkpark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

s3lin's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide and Islamophobia

culown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia and Xenophobia

majowa's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, and Colonisation