Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

7 reviews

mjjohn3's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Suicide, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

rosy_posy's review

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

3.25

Enjoyable read, it was a lovely style of writing, very comforting to read somehow. The eight main characters could only truly see themselves using Jane Austen’s work and it played very well. The only disappointment I had was that Adam Berwick was suddenly an heir (but did not use it) and was alone when he and Mimi had had such a connection. I also felt uncomfortable with Adeline and Dr Gray’s romantic relationship, with such an age gap and imbalance, particularly as he had watched her grow up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: War and Suicide

dbrink1108's review

reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

misse3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Suicide

wendy_05's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Rape, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

lynn_pugh's review

reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

pagesfromhome's review

emotional hopeful slow-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

4.0

I think this is an excellent companion to any Austen readings. I particularly loved the depth of focus on the characters themselves. This was clearly a story not just about Austen readers, but the moments that happen in lives that Austen would have written about (if that makes sense). I loved all of the characters but had a particular soft spot for Adam and Evie. I didn't love how quickly the ending was wrapped up. I feel like it could have been drawn out just a touch more.

I listened on Audio and Richard Armitage was the absolute perfect narrator for this so would absolutely recommend giving it a listen. Although it did take me about 25-30% of the book to separate out the characters and storylines since it bounces between so many and I wasn't able to flip around in the chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Confinement