Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo

19 reviews

nikzzz3's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Sexual violence

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a really well done what if universe. I liked how all the characters were connected. I enjoyed the writing and everything really 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Murder

feeohnaemily's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Child death

rosysnake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Slavery

Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Deportation, and Child death

mog261's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

absolutely brutal. brilliant, but awful. many, many content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

alice_ratc's review

dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Pedophilia

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Rape, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Vomit

yaelm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

אני מבינה את הרעיון מאחורי ההיפוך (נראה לי), אבל מעבר לשינויים נסיבתיים זה לא באמת שינה משהו בסיפור העבדות. אם המטרה היא להראות שגזענות זה דבר שתלוי בהתניה תרבותית ושכל טיעוני העליונות/נחיתות גזעית הם מטומטמים, אז כן - זה עבד, אבל אני לא מרגישה שהיה צריך את הספר הזה בשביל זה. מניחה שאני מפספסת משהו (באמת, רפרנסים תרבותיים למיניהם), כי לא מצאתי את זה ״סאטירה מבריקה״. ספר מאוד קריא עם קונספט מעניין וביצוע שלא עמד בציפיות מבחינתי (“Girl, Woman, Other” שלה שקראתי לפני שנתיים הוא אחד הספרים הטובים של השנה מבחינתי, אז היו לי הרבה ציפיות)

שימו לב שיש טריגרים רבים - כל סוגי האלימות

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Racism, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

josy_trapp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Murder and Miscarriage

sydneybedell's review

challenging dark reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Death, Violence, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Excrement