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Дівчина, жінка, інакша by Bernardine Evaristo

37 reviews

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Slavery, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

georgiaaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

hijaluna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book took me a long time to read because of how it is divided and each story is so different. I liked how the writing style switched to match each of the characters represented. It was always a great surprise when the characters intertwined with each other. Really appreciated the lgbt characters and how they were depicted. There were some stories that I enjoyed more than others, some I barely liked. However, including so many perspectives is what makes this book appealing. One of my favorite aspects in this book is how the flaws and mistakes of the women were written as it made them feel very humane. Overall a refreshing, fun, and emotional read that I recommend to other women in my life, however it is not a perfect read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Transphobia, and Abandonment

kathrinellis's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

Such a fascinating book, beautifully written and covering many important, yet challenging topics. What also stands out is that there are no points or exclamation marks, as well as direct dialogue - luckily I got accustomed to it after 100 pages or so. 
Also massive respect for finding an immaculate way of connecting so many stories and characters ( you’ll get the relationships after a while)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Deadnaming

renjamin's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

I read this book almost entirely in one day and I found the stories to be incredibly captivating. Evaristo has a way of drawing you into a book with so many characters that I was worried it would all feel lost and quite muddled but I couldn't have been more wrong.  My main critique of the book and the thing holding me back from giving this a five-star review is the way that it treats its trans characters. For a book called Girl, Woman, Other, I would've expected a much more nuanced perspective on trans issues. I felt like Morgans character development was rushed and I didn't appreciate the consistent use of the wrong pronouns for them even at points from their own perspective. I also really didn't like that so many of the queer women expressed terf like views that were barely challenged by the people around them even when they disagreed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Miscarriage

Minor: Eating disorder, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Mass/school shootings

theasbookworld's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

 I struggled a lot to get into this, and through the first chapters I was close to giving up as I never seemed to get the hang of the story and the writing style. I am glad I pressed on and continued, because once I really got into this story I got so involved and though a lot about it even when not reading it.

It's very different from my typical reads, but I loved it. It was brilliantly written and now that I'm done I wish it was longer, I want more, I want to know how all the characters are doing etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief

friendlyneighborhoodidiot's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-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: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Deadnaming

ifersinklings's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

 Overall, this story was interesting. I don't know that I understood half of it, but I enjoyed learning about the characters, their lives, and figuring out how all of them connected with each other. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, and Death of parent

martinatan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Abortion