Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Pige, kvinde, andet by Bernardine Evaristo

383 reviews

uncreativeoops's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Alcohol

helfire124's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed the interconected stories of these british people. I'd love a chart with all the relationahip dynamics

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Alcohol, and Classism

lucille_c's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Transphobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and War

mcklusky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexism

emily_galloway's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was incredible. I love the authors writing style, read almost like poetry at points. I was hooked and loved how each story had some link to another, intertwining these women in small ways. 

This story is so smart. Incredible. 

I cried a few times throughout and would recommend reading trigger warnings however. It's pretty intense in parts. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The stories in this book are captivating, and Evaristo’s writing style is unlike anything I’ve ever read. I was intimidated by the poetic style at first, but the language in this book flows so easily and beautifully. In each chapter, Evaristo explores the background and internal thoughts of a new character and achieves a depth to each story that’s truly impressive. Seeing the ways in which these characters’ stories are woven together, whether through familial history, friendships, relationships or simply proximity, was amazing, and it was fascinating to see how Evaristo explored so many facets of identity and society throughout. This is a book to savor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Colonisation and Classism

bien's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book is a collection of short stories following black girls/woman and a non-binary person through different times in England. Their lives are all somehow connected in different ways (partners, friends, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, etc), some of it were easier to connect than others. 

I loved getting to know all the different characters and learn about them. I really took my time to read this book as it wasn’t an “easy read”, however I really do feel like it’s an important one! Some stories were heavier than others and therefore took me longer to read than others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

impactbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

megb64's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria