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Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Infidelity
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Stalking
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Police brutality
Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, Torture, Pregnancy
Minor: War
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
There is barely a content warning to be found that does not apply to this book. The story is full of graphic portrayals of all kinds of violence and abuse. None of the characters are likeable. In the case of “The Shadow of the Wind“, this is a blessing, since everything that happens to the characters is bad.
The sexism and misogyny is blatant throughout the book. It would have been one thing to portray these as part of the era in which the book is set, but “The Shadow of the Wind” contains multiple characters whose only role is to enact and spew sexist, misogynist poison. This is taken so far that several characters introduce themselves through bigoted statements, as if this philosophy was the most important and first thing you need to know about them. This book does not pass the Bechdel test. The book is barely worthy of the phrase “portrayal of women”, since there are only portrayals of objects of desire, self-sacrificial lovers and devout mothers.
Before you read this book, please take a look at the content warnings to see how vile it is. I’m shocked and disappointed to see that the average rating is above 4 stars. The content of the book deserves zero stars, however, the well-constructed mystery and beautiful writing elevate it to one or two stars.
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, War, Classism
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: War
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy