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dany_casimiro's review against another edition
4.75
Long Story Short: Love to feel this carved hex on my heart.
Hex is a tale about a witch who is about to be hanged and the girl who perhaps travels through time to be with her during her last days. Amazing character build-up woven by a very dark and whimsical narrative, with a poignant social and feminist critique.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Torture, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body horror
charnewb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child death, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape
Moderate: Body horror
molthetroll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Torture
annemaries_shelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It's dark and violent and sad, as we spend 100 pages with Geillis Duncan, a witch imprisoned in 1591 for witchcraft, as she meets with a witch named Iris from the future. Fagan packs a lot in about womanhood, gender expectations and roles, classism and power dynamics, religion, and the culpability of society in allowing these witch burnings to happen. As expected, it gets a little heavy-handed at times, but considering the limitations of a novella (and the beautiful writing), I'm fine with it.
I really appreciated Geillis and Iris's dynamic and relationship - it was lovely to read.
Definitely recommend as a short, dark read about the realities of witch hunts.
CW: graphic descriptions of torture (including rape), imprisonment, death by hanging.
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, and Confinement
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, and Classism
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
3.0
The idea to let Geillis Duncan tell her story had so much potential, but I think the writer wanted so badly to pinpoint the cruelty, the injustices, the violence of men against women of all time, that it got too didactic, and made the narration weaker...
And let's not forget; we are the daughters and grandaughters of the women they didn't manage to kill, to break, to burn...
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture
rubybeast47's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Torture, Violence, Hate crime, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Ableism, and Child abuse
daisyrain98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexism
josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death, and Domestic abuse