Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Victory City by Salman Rushdie

4 reviews

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child death

alisonvh's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I normally love Salman Rushdie, but this book didn’t do much for me. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it as much as I’ve loved his other books. It was a solid “meh” for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abandonment, Bullying, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Religious bigotry, War, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

mishalleneous_451's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Salmon Rushdie at his storytelling finest. An epic story set in 15th century India. Magic realism, legend, archetypes, goddesses and gods all woven into the story of an orphaned girl who is imbued with the essence of a goddess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Animal death, War, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gore, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death, Genocide, Murder, Blood, Grief, and Bullying

machenn's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, and War