Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Die Gesetzlose by Anna North

72 reviews

rory_o_rama's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

What can I say, I’m a sucker for a good Wild West setting. Throw in some queer folks and there was no way I was putting this book down before I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Moderate: Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Death, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Outing, Infidelity, Body horror, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Incest, and Abortion

jules44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

A gay western meets the dystopia of Handmaids Tale. North writes intricate characters that push the narrative of understanding what makes us different does not make us less than. A great feminist read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

readinghavoc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.5

I had a really good time reading this. It felt like exactly the type of thing I needed to kickstart my end-of-year reading/get me out of a small reading slump. It was exciting to get to see so many diverse types of queerness and identity in a setting where those histories are often erased. This novel managed to get a lot done in a short space while not feeling overly rushed. 

I'm really fucking upset about Lark, though. Who would have guessed I could simp so hard for a man? I'm still mourning his life with Ada in Pagosa Springs. I do wish there was more of a clear build-up to Ada being ready to take over Alice's surgery, but I also think given the pace of the book, it was still really well done. 

Yay for queer cowboys! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Outing, Gun violence, Abortion, Ableism, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Incest

mals_library's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Sexism, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Transphobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual content

sullivc5's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It's Billy the kid meets the handmaid's tale  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Death

Minor: Torture, Domestic abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, and Suicide

melissalivanos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

3.75

It was a good book, but hard to read sometimes. The dystopic “if a woman can’t have a baby, she’s a witch who needs to be hanged” tone is rough to stomach in the current political climate. But I liked the characters, the plot, the ending, and the prose. The novel successfully examined the themes it set out to examine, and left me with a lot of thoughts and feelings. It’s just not the kind of book I’m in a place to dolly enjoy right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage

ejs2000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Abortion, Blood, Transphobia, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

mfrisk's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I quite enjoyed the characters I got to know through this book, the settings, and the journey we go on as the characters develop and learn. This is a fun feminist western that brings a new perspective to the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Religious bigotry

nicoleherz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.25

Feminist adventure set in the wild wild west

A thrilling and inspiring story about a woman who knows she's worth more than the fate she is assigned. I loved the immediate focus on science and feminism, especially set in a time where these were not popular topics.
The characters were diverse with fascinating backstories and the author wasn't shy in taking them away from us.
Loved the happy ending, I was positive we weren't going to get one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Abortion, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma