ravenscrowsnest's Reviews (208)

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

2.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Holly Ringland

3.0

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Dead Poets Society

N.H. Kleinbaum

3.75

emotional reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol

Trifles

Susan Glaspell

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence

A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen

2.75

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Racism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

زن در دام ادیان ابراهیمی

مسعود انصاری

4.25

informative inspiring medium-paced

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic

The Drowning Faith

R.F. Kuang

2.0

sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War

Minor: Death

For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

2.0

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Police brutality, War

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

3.5

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol