Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

85 reviews

steds's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

As audiobook. Intense, interesting, thought provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, War, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Bullying, Death, and Gaslighting

readergrl37's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Confinement

sakisreads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

Wow. What a BOOK. I can’t wait to discuss this with my friends, it made me audibly gasp quite often 😦

Definitely not for people who get squirmish, as there is a lot of gore… But if I managed it, I suppose many people can 🫠 

I appreciated the perspectives of all the different characters (Allie, Jocelyn at some points, Margot, Roxy and Tunde) and I loved the way they all started to intertwine with each other through different ways 😳
It definitely had ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ energy that I could appreciate and I love the flip side 👏🏼

I’m definitely recommending this to anyone who’s a fan of gory, intense reads! The fact it had Margaret Atwood’s seal of importance was impressive ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Gore, and Sexual violence

megwatrin's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Death

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, War, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Stalking, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Abortion, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

thewitchsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Had hoge verwachtingen, maar die werden niet helemaal waargemaakt. Ik had verwacht dat wanneer vrouwen sterker zouden worden dan mannen, zij op een heel andere manier met die macht om zouden gaan dan in het boek werd beschreven. Ik heb erg lang over het boek gedaan, omdat het me in het begin niet kon vasthouden. De tweede helft ging al een stuk beter, maar ben toch niet helemaal erover uit wat ik hier nou van vond.
Also, check de trigger warnings, het werd me soms iets té graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Blood, Physical abuse, Genocide, Violence, War, Death, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, and Gore

maggies's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

5.0

Oof, what a thoroughly absorbing, disturbing novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Abandonment, Genocide, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and War

xsamwise's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

shea_proulx's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Hate crime, Death, Body horror, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Kidnapping, Drug use, Confinement, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

charisw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Hate crime, Stalking, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship