Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kız, Kadın, Öteki by Bernardine Evaristo

231 reviews

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging funny informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Rape, and Racism

snottie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

What a poetic collection of lives. Absolutely loved this read. It truly sets the scene and you really feel for each person. We are all different yet the same. Would definitely revisit again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

bien's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

3.75

This book is a collection of short stories following black girls/woman and a non-binary person through different times in England. Their lives are all somehow connected in different ways (partners, friends, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, etc), some of it were easier to connect than others. 

I loved getting to know all the different characters and learn about them. I really took my time to read this book as it wasn’t an “easy read”, however I really do feel like it’s an important one! Some stories were heavier than others and therefore took me longer to read than others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

megb64's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexism, Death, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Classism, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Grief

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Transphobia, Classism, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Racism

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

BIG TRIGGER WARNING FOR ON PAGE R*PE. TWICE. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Abandonment, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

this book made me laugh, cry, want to punch my fist through a wall, etc. incredibly written and full of pure human connectedness, definitely a journey and not always a fun one but worth the read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, Addiction, Transphobia, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Rape, and Fatphobia

apoll0smum's review against another edition

informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

One of my new favorite books of all time, Girl, Woman, Other is a powerful collection of vignettes depicting various characters as they navigate the struggles within the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and socioeconomic class. There is no book like it and I doubt there will be another that comes close to accomplishing the beauty and heartache of being a “girl/woman/other.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and Colonisation

Minor: Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Abandonment

molly_appleby's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

the intersectionality !! SO interesting and complex, really highlights the increduble nuance of the the Black, British, female experience in SUCH an interesting and accessible way.

the diverse cast of characters !! the way that the characters are interwoven within a bigger narrative and within eachother's lives is done SO well and is so incredible to see !! such a great moment when you recognise a character from an earlier perspective. the way the characters' lives span multiple generations is so special to see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Homophobia