Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter

5 reviews

thehobbitbarbie's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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: Abortion, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Outing, Blood, Rape, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Excrement, Pedophilia, Vomit, War, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Racism, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Classism, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Infertility, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Body horror, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

alexh22's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Death, Body horror, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

Moderate: Abortion, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, Racial slurs, Classism, and Hate crime

ansyb's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

I wanted to read this book having been inspired by Angela Carter's book Heroes and Villains. However I found it a bit disappointing. Some of the imagery and writing I enjoyed, but some of it didn't really make sense to me and felt gratuitously graphic.

I found the exploration of gender and anatomical sex (portrayed as the same thing and not separate constructs) very outdated and binary, as well as some of the feminist topics. Like other reviewers have said, I found that the main narrator's point of view was from a very white and male perspective, but to the point of the irony being lost. It felt it was promoting the protagonist's point of view rather than him learning from his experiences - though others may disagree.

I felt uncomfortable reading the book as a modern reader. It didn't feel it explored intersectional themes in a way which promoted understanding or compassion for others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, War, Racism, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Excrement and Abortion

Minor: Lesbophobia

laurakate's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

eliodelio's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

 a short whirlwind of a book about a man who gets turned into a woman by a feminist cult and then has to go through a lot of the ordeals that women often suffer through (big tw for rape and abuse). this was definitely a ride. the first half was pretty good and i was ready to give it 3 or 4 stars but then it got transphobic as hell and now i don't know what to think. the way she uses poc in this story is also pretty sus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug abuse