Reviews tagging 'Rape'

La brillante destinée d'Elizabeth Zott by Bonnie Garmus

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emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DID NOT FINISH: 7%

I really thought I would love this, but it turns out I don’t want to spend any more of my reading time with men who disrespect women. I suppose it’s a good foil to current times, and a reader could “see how far we’ve come” but nah I’d rather not.

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this book! I liked the matter-of-fact personality of the main character. I also enjoyed the dog. This book shares a powerful narrative somewhat casually. I liked the writing style. The characters were extremely well-developed. I am giving this book 4.5 stars because the pacing felt a bit too slow for me.

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emotional inspiring fast-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

This was a delightful read from start to finish. A beautiful romance wrapped in the tragedies and struggles of everyday life and the US’s past (and present).

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I LOVED this book. It hits all my fears as a female scientist, but also my hopes. It makes me grateful I live now and not back then. Entertaining, emotional and fun. 

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challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nothing I love more than a strong woman main character and a good dog/human relationship. This book is truly girl power! Also, we love a woman in STEM.

I love these unique characters!! I can't wait to watch the show.

There are some pretty serious Sexual Assault and Rape situations in this book that I did not expect so make sure to check content warnings before reading this book!

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The dog was the best character (not in a bad way)

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