Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

34 reviews

ren_dragon's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Medical trauma, War, Sexual harassment, and Murder

azuoliukas_wordpress_com's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

Norėjau rašyti blog'o įrašą, bet nuo šios knygos taip bloga, kad tikriausiai to įrašo likimas bus toks pats, kaip šios knygos, t.y. aš jo neparašysiu. (Perskaičiau 333/400 psl)

Tad tiesiog trumpai: knyga pilna šlykštynių, žiaurumų, prievartos. Jei tokių nemėgstat, neimkit šios knygos. Taip pat tai nėra feministinė knyga, kaip gali pasirodyti iš aprašymo ar žmonių lentynų pavadinimų, priešingai - knyga sufleruoja, kad jei moterys gautų galią (nyki fizinio pranašumo alegorija, kurią galima suprasti kaip dar nykesnę alegoriją moterų teisėms bendrai paėmus), tai vyrams būtų taip pat ar net dar blogiau, nei moterims yra dabar.

Metų nusivylimas.

Ir nedėsiu spoilerių tago, nes tokį spoilerį mielai būčiau pati perskaičius prieš imdama šią knygą.

Dar galvoju, ar dvi žvaigždutės ne per daug. Tokį įvertinimą esu davus tik literatūriškai tūpoms knygoms, tačiau kuriose buvo ir kažkoks niuansėlis, kad vis dėlto aš jas perskaičiau, feispalmindama, bet perskaičiau. Šios visgi neįveikiau, nors literatūriškai ji pagauli, puslapiai verčiasi (galbūt toks sumanymas, kad verti verti verti puslapius nesustodama ir neturi laiko susimąstyti ir pastebėti, kad idėjinį šūdą skaitai). Na va ir nusprendžiau, bus kuolas.

Žiūrėkit, beveik ir įrašas gavosi.

Update: po pusantro mėnesio parašiau ir blogo įrašą: https://azuoliukas.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/skaitiniai-slykstalai-naomi-alderman-galybe/ dabar galiu ramiai parduoti knygą kitai nelaimėlei :DDD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence

theresamaiden's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, War, and Violence

xaphriel's review

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, and Medical trauma

takarakei's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Re-read (first read was in 2018). This book holds up to the 5 stars I gave it originally. This time I listened to the audiobook, which is FABULOUSLY narrated - seriously I went and looked up every book Adjoa Andoh has narrated and was pleased to find there are lots.

Dystopian, sci-fi, very dark - please go into it checking all content warnings. Basically take all the horrible things that we humans have done and put them in one book, but with a gender role reversal. Then as you read this, think about all these horrible things that are happening, what those with the power do to those without, remember that these are all things that HAVE been done throughout history to marginalized people in THIS world. The one that we live in. The insane thing is that I almost hesitate to call this sci-fi because it's basically our real history. Yeah, it's disturbing.

I thought about this book long after I read it the first time, and will continue to do so probably forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Drug use, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

A girl is SA/raped by her foster parent, an adult man. This has been happening repeatedly while living with her foster parents. There is other rape/SA also to a man by a woman because of the role reversal of power.

mikki_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Racism, and Transphobia

abookishwasp's review against another edition

5.0

i’m not sure yet how i feel about this book but all i can say is that it’s one of those books that everyone (over a certain age) should read. also trigger warnings for pretty much everything, violence, abuse, rape, you name it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

no_shelf_control's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

alexbobalex's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Everyone should read this book at least once. It’s a story everyone can relate to, as we all are affected by gender and it’s power dynamics. This book made me relook at human history itself, and wonder. All that being said, strongly recomend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Cannibalism, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Biphobia, Antisemitism, and Acephobia/Arophobia

LOOK AT THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book it for a mature audience and contains many, many triggers.