Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

112 reviews

alexashabit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Rape

mgondwe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Infertility, Grief, and Pregnancy

sammiebauer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this story has many povs and deals with many sides of the same conflict. this leads to a very fleshed out story that is driven by the heart and love of the three main characters, young women who are each navigating at different levels of class. speaking of class and money, those are huge themes in this novel, and i think the theme of class in particular is super well written. every character has their own personal life story and experience, and being able to read from so many different perspectives gave this story an all-encompassing feeling that draws you in completely. my critique of this story is that while the characters are all very well written and interesting, the problem lies in the way that the story ends with what is essentially wish-fulfillment. it caused me to take the story much less seriously than i had previously, unfortunately. however, i would still highly recommend this story if you enjoy fairy tales.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

lujisa's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

bunnypunk's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book could have ended at multiple points and been a good book, but it just kept going and going until it was a GREAT book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Torture

justina_kl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is now one of my favourite books of all time, and most certainly one of the best folklore fantasy books out there. It has a semi-historical setting in a world where real mixes with fantastical. The changes in point-of-view give the reader insight into the thoughts of characters from different backgrounds and who have different goals. The story is women-driven, and the characters are sympathetic without being flawless/perfect which adds to their realism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

carlithian's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Torture, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and War

amkleintje's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism

petra_eller's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: War

rjweck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Death of parent