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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
78 reviews
santreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
What a masterclass in writing about societal shit but also having a solid pacy plot?! I'm honestly in awe.
However, huge trigger warnings for domestic violence, abuse and gun violence.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
jreadsaround's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Incest
Minor: Drug use and Excrement
pollyflorence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
readswithnatalieb's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Rape, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
womanwill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion, Dementia, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
virginiash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
4.25
How the One Eyed Sister Sweeps Her House has been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and I can certainly see why. The writing and storyline were engaging, drew me in and quickly had me absorbed. The protagonist Lala was a spunky child from a difficult background determined to play by her rules and forge her own path in life, contrary to the good advice and cautionary tales dispensed by her grandmother. Unfortunately for her she chose to get involved with the wrong man, and her life became blighted by violence that she struggled to free herself from. Set in a Barbados resort town this novel highlights its darker side, the one tourists don’t get to see, the one that involves the sale of drugs, addiction, domestic abuse, poverty, violence, sexual assault, crime, murder, corruption, the death of a child and generational abuse. Through Lala we get an excellent insight into the psychology of domestic abuse victims. While Lala was the main character there were several interesting lesser characters including Mira, the former prostitute who married a wealthy visitor and, most heartbreakingly, Tone a sometime accomplice of Lala’s husband who can see the truth of her marriage and who has secretly loved her from childhood. Through their compelling intertwining stories we see that Paradise is anything but for those who live there. It’s a book that was relentlessness grim but also impossible to put down.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
slantedspines's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Although skillfully executed, this story is quite joyless and heavy, so I don’t advise anyone to pick up this book lightly. It is an incredibly raw portrayal of poverty, physical and sexual violence, and death, so do consider your own well-being while reading it.
Trigger warnings for this book: physical/domestic abuse, child abuse, rape, infant death, sex work, pedophilia, incest, murder, burglary, victim blaming, animal abuse, diarrhea, infidelity, gun violence
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Abortion, and Incest
Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship
tamzen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion and Miscarriage
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence