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Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

pagesderuby's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

elianneyoung010's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

2.5

The book can have a strong message for people who haven't really heard anything about misogyny or feminism. I don't like the writing style (there's some pretty sentences in it but as a whole it's dry and repetitive)

ellies_92's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

Un libro da cui è impossibile staccarsi, il racconto di Firdaus è intenso e frenetico, proprio come quello di qualcuno che non ha tempo da perdere in dettagli, e tanto da raccontare. A volte restano dubbi o si scorgono incongruenze, ma Firdaus non sta raccontando la propria storia ad un'amica al bar, bensì ad una psichiatra a poche ore dalla morte annunciata, quindi il racconto è come un incontenibile fiume in piena, a ragion veduta. 
Il lettore è risucchiato in un vortice, e quando il libro finisce, troppo presto
così come la vita della protagonista
, si rimane con la voglia di aver letto un racconto più approfondito, di aver fugato i dubbi e saputo di più - ma al contempo si sa anche che non ci può essere un "di più".

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ashes_b's review against another edition

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

3.75

poppyg's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

anslow's review against another edition

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challenging sad medium-paced

4.0

kathrynmhairi's review against another edition

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challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

moran's review against another edition

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

3.75


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rotamariz's review against another edition

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emotional informative tense

4.5

katshelf's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix