Reviews

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

alvamalmstrom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

crwright14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Rape

Minor: Suicide attempt

heleliis's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

hinkle's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense slow-paced

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

5.0

cakeybarkid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

myeonghopabo's review against another edition

3.5

a book that ultimately functions way better as a performance, perhaps theatre or as a thought experiment.

women talking initially rears its head as a cousin of the virgin suicides; a fundamentally feminist narrative of women and girls taking control yet ironically, have their stories told (or distorted?) by a male narrator. while women talking differs from tvs through representing a complex perspective of women talking ("there's no plot, we are only women talking" yet theirs is a story that is strikingly revolutionary and self-reflexive), august's position as the

alluded product of rape conducted by bishop peters

reminds its readers that there is no identity, not even gender, that is more significant than being a child of a mother. 

highly philosophical so it doesn't make for an enjoyable read however, it does make for a insightful one. 

soozielyingcat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Incest, and Domestic abuse

sinica's review against another edition

emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

basketkaceee's review against another edition

5.0

i have nothing funny to say.

iselina's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5