Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

94 reviews

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Torture, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and War

flysick's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

alishamegan's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

I learnt a lot and I am better for having read this book. The middle was a bit slow but I really liked the facts and history and culture and geography melded into a fictional story of a Palestinian woman. The MC is freaking awesome tbh. A whole new world opened up for me in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, War, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, and Xenophobia

__lucebrennan's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such an incredible, heart-wrenching book. It brought to light the true pain, suffering but also joy and delight that people have weathered, you can’t help but love Nahr despite everything 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and War

ashort's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

aidan_walker's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

 

Spoiler

It was a challenging book to determine what violence you find acceptable and justifiable. But more than than it was a honest and raw story of love and passion.
 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

clarabelitz's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Abortion, Sexual content, and War

waybeyondblue's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, War, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Death, War, Torture, Antisemitism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Excrement

cgbr's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Rape, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia and Abortion

sydapel's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

4.5

Quite a challenging book to read both in terms of the geo political ground it's covering and the content (check trigger warnings), but wow. Nahr's journey is steeped in loss, insecurity and strife, but the core of it is about community and hope and love. It's a difficult thing to do to present both of these simultaneously in a novel about injustice and subjugation, but the author handles it so well. I was particularly impressed by the way suffering never feels glamorized or heroic, it exists right alongside Nahr's perception of her heroism and sacrifice. An important book to read and remember that war and conflict effect ordinary people the most, and that communities in the Middle East have been fighting for their right to live longer than I've been alive.v

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Islamophobia, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Confinement, and Miscarriage