Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

120 reviews

prinzessin_aj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Cursing, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Death, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

kers_tin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, Police brutality, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Ableism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Islamophobia, and Pedophilia

dan047's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape

keiwald's review

funny inspiring reflective tense 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

4.75

Wonderful build. The final scene was absolutely beautifully built so all the pieces fell together and everyone was there to take part

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Torture, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, and Cancer

Topics include caste and sex related discrimination in India.

darumachan's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Body shaming

courtney_e's review

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

uz_kostlivec's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

I'm so happy to come across this book and to have read it. I've never read anything quite like it, especially in this cultural setting. I really enjoyed learning more about the Indian and Hindu culture. I loved the plot and appreciated all the topics and themes. Female power, the power of (female) friendship... Beautiful. I can't wait to read up more on the real life Phoolan Devi, especially her autobiography. Please take time to read the author's note.

As a committed dog lover who passionately advocates for #adoptdontshop I adored the whole Bandit subplot. What a wonderful surprise that I didn't expect. 

The reason why I don't give it more stars is that the humour oftentimes didn't work for me actually, I found it even cringey and forces sometimes. Also, while I liked the plot a lot, I didn't like the way several of the important passages in the story developed - they were either too fast, too slow or not as well though through. Also, to me it seemes like the author's writing style wasn't consistently good - there were parts where I was actually even annoyed by it and found it hard to pay attention, but then, at the same time, there were many beautifully witten quotable parts that made up for it for me.

Sita was addmitedly a top-notch lady: levelheaded, bright, kind and loyal. But in idealizing her suffering, people justified Ram's punitiveness. An apology, for fuck's sake, would have gone a long way. But from the get-go, they trained boys not to apologize and women not to expect it of them, to instead mutate pain into an art form.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

4.75

Goodness, I love this book. At times grueling to read when it showcased female trauma in all its myriad forms, but always worth the journey. Beautifully told, fucking hilarious, and impossible to put down. I fucking love this book and know I’m going to revisit it over the years for its universal truths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Murder, Addiction, Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, Ableism, Infertility, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

Minor: Excrement, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Drug use

javafenn's review

funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

This book was amazing! It took me a really long time to finish because I needed major surgery and took a couple months to get my life back on track but once I got on to reading it I was astounded! It was funny but also intense. The drama was palpable and you really rooted for Greta. I will read this again and again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

blinnja's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, Classism, and Islamophobia