Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

3 reviews

betag1013's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Dementia, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Alcoholism, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, Dementia, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide

rosiewants2read's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

The plot is good and interesting. It seesaws between boring and exciting. The dialect can be a little hard to pick up especially if you are totally unfamiliar with it, (it wasn't hard for me to understand) but I think once you get going it becomes easier. The only thing that would have made this book a 5/5 for me would be if the language wasn't so crass. Sexual violence and assault is described in (in my opinion) unnecessary detail and without any respect or care for the victim(s) or reader. If you are triggered by sexual assault or violence I strongly advise that you do not read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Murder, Pedophilia, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism

The language is very crude. P*ssy is used OFTEN