Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

5 reviews

emikateb's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

elizabethpowers's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

idk how to feel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism and Excrement

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Police brutality, and Gaslighting

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

For such a large book, this was a fairly fast read.  I've read a couple of books set during Franco's war in Spain, but have never read about the time period after when he was the dictator for so many years.  It was fascinating and sad.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Torture

Minor: War

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

Minor: Antisemitism