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Reviews tagging 'Rape'
The Secrets We Kept: The sensational Cold War spy thriller by Lara Prescott
14 reviews
obohobo's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
quirkychaos's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
christiereads23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage
cmreadsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
informative
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? Yes
5.0
This atmospheric, slow burn that is definitely more character driven than action driven. I felt the point of view of the different narrators, I could place myself in their shoes and time. There's outstanding attention to historic detail - the author transported me into the glamour and heartbreaks of the setting. I am struck by the parallel suffering of the women in the east and west in order to get Dr. Zhivago distributed in the USSR. The audiobook is superb and the writing so masterful and emotive. I was excited by the surprise lesbian storyline - (it is not signaled at all in the book jacket/marketing) - the way Sally and Irina had to keep their sexuality hidden and the consequences was powerful and paralleled the suffering Olga endured for Pasternak and his book. I had to put it down because when I got to the part about Sally getting raped and came back to it later. The audiobook was great and the performances were excellent.
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism
Minor: Death and Rape
This book includes a character who is arrested, interrogated, and spends years in a Soviet Gulag Forced Labor Camp and the brutality of living under Stalin and the Iron Curtain. This character also loses a pregnancy because of her imprisonment- it's not described in detail.
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