Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

18 reviews

mel_bee_421's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

0.5

Blasphemy abounds. Nothing is really wrapped up in the end. I have more questions than answers and I didn't enjoy the journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Misogyny, Violence, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Sexism, Physical abuse, Vomit, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Gore, and Sexual assault

walenchao's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, War, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

alexandramiller's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Genocide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

oceans_hannah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.0

A bizarre read which I wasn't expecting. Excellent idea but not executed well. I wish some of the sexual assault scenes weren't included as that ruined parts of the book for me. Almost dnf but Tunde's story made me want to read on, although the ending felt incomplete as no loose ends were tied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Violence

rwoodnutt's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Gore, Drug use, and Blood

jojopotato's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

5/5, 10/10, all the stars. An incredible deep dive into life and a world if women held power, with a little extra evolutionary help (I’ll leave it at that). A really interesting discussion about the focus of male or paternal figures in history/religion, and how we particularly glance over or don’t give as much relevance or importance to women or maternal figures in history/religion (e.g., Mary, Fatima, Gotami, Rebekah). Also really good discussion on what power is and how we as humans handle power and make decisions regardless of gender. 
I really enjoyed the four main characters and following their story from chapter to chapter. Alderman is truly an incredible story teller and this book completely pulled me in and captured my attention. I could not stop telling people about how it made me think and reflect and almost see the world a bit differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Look I put a lot of content warnings on here, but this is a book about the shifting of power and what it would look like if women became more powerful than men. It essentially leads to world war and talks about the importance of understanding how power and money and violence lead to destruction. No matter who is holding that power.

elllav's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Rape, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, and Misogyny

madredeleones's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, War, Torture, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Religious bigotry and Racism

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

lmgst30's review

adventurous medium-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

4.5

Part Handmaid's Tale, part Animal Farm. With some sci-fi tying it all together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Bullying, and War