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Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is one that I should not like, yet I loved it. I prefer humorous or at least light-hearted relaxing reading. This is dark and full of anger and violence, some of the violence perpetrated by the main character. But I totally understand the anger the main character feels, and instead of letting that anger eat at her internally, she does something effective with that anger, starting with avenging the death of her sister. She does some pretty morally reprehensible things, but her victims are instruments of a system that systematically destroys all women within it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail