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A review by soupqueen
Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Suicide, Child death, Animal death, and Colonisation
A lot of really bad things happen in this book, but the descriptions are always detached, making everything feel less graphic