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216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571340330
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 06 June 2019
Description
Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote Mennonite colony, over one hundred girls and women were raped by what many thought were ghosts or demons. Their accounts were dismissed as ‘wild female imagination’. Women Talking is an imagined response to these...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,666 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
reflective 61%
sad 49%
challenging 46%
tense 36%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 19%
informative 11%
funny 8%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violenceModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571340330
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 06 June 2019
Description
Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote Mennonite colony, over one hundred girls and women were raped by what many thought were ghosts or demons. Their accounts were dismissed as ‘wild female imagination’. Women Talking is an imagined response to these...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,666 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
reflective 61%
sad 49%
challenging 46%
tense 36%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 19%
informative 11%
funny 8%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violenceModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts