Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - A Study in Charlotte

This book included entirely unnecessary plots of rape and perpetuated rape culture and victim blaming.

This book could have been a really fun read, but every time I found myself starting to enjoy it again, something disturbing would happen. <spolier> The entire plot point of Charlotte falling in love with a grown man and getting so angry that he would not love her back that she FRAMED HIM is exactly what fuels the idea that young girls are crazy and “asking for it.” And to have Briony orchestrate Charlottes rape was absolutely unnecessary and straight up disturbing.</spolier> The book would have been complete and good without those two points so I fail to see how they compel the story.

I would heavily NOT recommend this to any self respecting feminist.

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cokester's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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xaphiro's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved it. It was one of my favorites when I read it as a kid and I’m surprised how much I didn’t remember. Loved the relationship between them but it took me a while, almost towards the end, to feel the cuteness. It reminds me of a current relationship, did not expect to find how much this book defined me and my life. Also, having watched Wednesday so recently, it was wild seeing the similarities. The opposite roommates and their cute friendship, the dark cold girl from the weird family with seemingly no feelings. The first time I read it I gave it five stars and I was thinking of lowering it to 4 on this reread but that scene

where holmes kisses watson and tells him that’s all she can do

really warmed my heart. It was an amazing journey warming up to the character even though they drove me crazy every other page.

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bones_jackson's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

Eu devorei esse livro, é simplesmente maravilhoso. Não sou de ficar colocando post it nos livros, mas esse aqui tá cheio deles pq eu ficava colocando um em cada cena que eu achava legal, interessante ou engraçada. É facilmente um dos meus livros favoritos.

P. S. : se vc tem algum TW, é bom pesquisar um pouco sobre esse livro, pq ele tem alguns, mas eles não são explicitos

21/08/23: reli esse livro e continuo amando ele. Coloquei ainda mais post it

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lyla_wicks's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

so intense and the dynamic between jamie and charlotte got me hooked from the very beginning. extremely slow burn but i adore the angst between them. the mystery (and book itself) was quite a lot darker than expected, and i found it super interesting

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professional_grandma's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

“A Study in Charlotte” is a fast-paced mystery following Charlotte Holmes and James Watson, descendants of the famous detective duo, as they go to boarding school. However, a student’s body is found with all clues pointing to Holmes and Watson as the main suspects. What follows is a race for these amateur detectives to find the real killer, all while battling the history of their family relations.

This book was positively thrilling and so fun to read. The plot twists and murderous reveals were convincing and brilliantly written. The romance subplot also worked out very well.

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helpme71's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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