Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

34 reviews

bethsicle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Blood

jabletowns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

seanml's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

A very interesting look into the background of one of literature's most enduring novels. It's been a long time since I've read something with such trippy and intangible language. 7.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

lola_milk's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest and Colonisation

kwojtk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably the best book I've read from my syllabus so far, I loved Rhys' writing style and what she had to say about the characters and issues of Jane Eyre. A necessary read for anyone who's read Bronte's classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

ninaevan's review

challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Beautiful writing, dark and moody but also vivid with technicolor detail. It’s an incredible homage to a literary figure who so deeply deserved it. This edition also was very helpful for it it’s contextual insights- I learned a lot as I absorbed the story. 

My scoring: 
5.00 | = everyone in the world must read this book 
4.75 | = between 4.5 and 5
4.50 | = dessert island book
4.25 | = between 4 and 4.5
4.00 | = great, solid, recommendable book
3.75 | = almost a 4, but not quite 
3.50 | = not a 4, but I had a good time
3.25 | = rough patches, but not bad
3.00 | = meh, read-able but nothing to write home about
2.75 | = between a 2.5 and 3
2.50 | = there’s something I liked here but it wasn’t enough to be good 
2.25 | = between a 2 and 2.5
2.00 | = not good and there was nothing I liked 
1.00 | = bad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

im_a_toothfairy's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Definitely read this if you have read Jane Eyre.  I was not a big fan of Jane Eyre but I did enjoy this book and it also helped me understand Jane Eyre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny and Slavery

aamelia's review against another edition

reflective slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

malloryfitz's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Infidelity

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting