Reviews tagging 'War'

Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

2 reviews

rtthalia's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, War, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage

avery_hutchinson's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-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? Yes

1.25

While the content was interesting, the book was exceedingly slow, and the way that the characters were handled seemed almost clinical

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Drug use

Minor: War