Reviews tagging 'Death'

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher

11 reviews

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, Abortion, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Medical content, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

annierosebel's review

3.5

This was a really interesting concept - but I felt like the pacing was a bit off? I get that we needed to understand the extend and horror of the economic collapse, but I think that took up too much space at the extent of a satisfying arc about Femlandia, without ever explaining how the collapse happened and how or whether it is men's fault. I also wonder if there were just too many rich details squeezed in - I wanted to slow down and sink into elements, but we kept racing ahead. The dark twists were predictable, and the epilogue was deeply unsatisfying - there was no sense of how we got from the end of chapter 78 to the epilogue, it was a wild leap, and also seems to undo half the message of the book in a very contradictory way? 

It feels like a really interesting idea but just not terribly well executed, with some red flags that make me worry this isn't the kind of feminism I'm interested in supporting. The idea and the concept of cults kept me interested, rather than the story or writing.

****spoilers**** 

The epilogue seems to contradict the idea that misogyny and patriarchy is taught/nature, rather than innate and nurture. The second you have men, raised in a female-led community, they raise up in charge and overpower the women? And are misogynistic? 

Also, it feels a bit disquieting to me to have transphobic characters and just leave it at that without those views being challenged or really explored - like someone said 'what about trans and non-binary people' and the author made the powerful characters transphobic to avoid having to meaningfully engage with the complexities and non-binary nature of gender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Gun violence, and Child abuse

thebelljoy's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Rape

beccajdb's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

A page-turner with some thought-provoking ideas about feminism, gender ‘characteristics’ and how we might all behave post-apocalypse. This particular apocalypse is one we can all easily imagine and all the scarier for that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Sexual content, Rape, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

thekaylie's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Transphobia, Suicide, Rape, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

ambb's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I might change this rating 20 more times. I don’t know how to rate this. I don’t know what I just read. What the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Misogyny, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Transphobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Grief

sdwilliams92's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death

audra_spiven's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

amiee's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence and Abortion