Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Det kvinnliga sällskapet by Kate Quinn

23 reviews

tiasreads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Racism, Violence

Minor: Body shaming

sewstacy's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Complicated

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Loved how she made us love each character, and how the mystery unfolded slowly and naturally as we changed POV throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, War

Lesbian relationship, Fbombs, slightly more sexual content than "fade to black"

laurenpat's review against another edition

4.75

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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WOW!!  Loved this book so much!! It was even better than The Rose Code. There were tons of twists throughout, and the narrative style was incredible. Set up as a whodunnit, but you don’t know the victim, and then each chapter delves into a different resident of the house. It also gave a voice to “the house,” which was super interesting and not something I’ve ever seen done before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Abortion

mfishtail's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really loved the way this story unfolded, the characters’ journeys together and apart, and how relevant it is still today’s political climate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Classism

erinwea's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Loved the house as a character.  Wish there was more of that.  I found Claire and Nina too similar until the end.  Didn’t appreciate the stereotypes.  Thought I would like it more that I did.  Not sure if the recipes were a fun addition or unnecessary distraction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

elaineori's review against another edition

5.0

reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War

A book covering WWII and Korean War indirectly. A lot of content warnings but most referred to as something in the past/elsewhere.

dev921's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

krysley's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

erinmy1reads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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: Complicated

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There were brief periods when the book slowed, but I genuinely loved this book.  I loved the characters. I loved the story. I loved the plot and the way it was set up to keep you questioning throughout who were the victims of the murders...
I've read at least one other book by Kate Quinn, possibly two, and she has a wonderful way of telling historical fiction. It always hooks me into doing more research on a time period or topic so I end up learning from my entertainment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, War, Classism

sarahbsews's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious medium-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism