Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Maiden by Kate Foster

3 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

While I feel for the circumstances of the main female characters and how sucky their world was, I still didn't care for them or found that the story was written well etc. just not a great story stylistically 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Confinement, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent

happyknitter2020's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Read as part of the Women's Prize Longlist 2024.
A fictional perspective of true historical event of a woman being killed for murdering her Uncle. The author gently placed the tracing paper of today's understanding of intra familial abuse & a coersive controlling & abuse male to the experience from over 340 years ago in 1679.

Wouldn't have picked this up due to the cover design, but glad the longlist brouht this to my attention, as helped me to reflect on previous generations of womens experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

velvetreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Ableism, Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent