Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Le lupe di Pompei by Elodie Harper

68 reviews

xosirenox's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

smarzipan's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Alcohol

praaliine's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion

dalypierce's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm so glad this is a trilogy! I would be so sad to leave Amara and Pompeii and even that rat bastard Felix, a man so loathsome and yet you find yourself rooting for him on occasion. Fair warning, though, there is a lot to be triggered by in this story. TW's for slavery, rape, violence, narcissism, mental abuse, suicide, kidnapping, assault, and consistently explicit language. I'm sure there are more that I have forgotten.

The characters have so much dimension that sometimes you love them and sometimes you hate them. And the place making is chef's kiss. You get such a clear picture of Pompeii, yet the author doesn't overdo it with description. I could see the houses, streets, bars, theatre, brothel, clothing - everything - so clearly that they will live in my mind like memories of a place visited in real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

riveralley's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, and Suicide

katiekitkatbookfiend's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Stunning story - completely draws you in to their world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Although this is a heavy list of content triggers, they are very much within the historical and social context of the story.

morv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

mokiethe_dog34's review against another edition

Lovely writing, but didn’t really interest me in terms of plot. I really liked the characters but not much was going in with them plot wise. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Slavery

emshany's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

It’s an amazing book but it is about prostitution so if that would bother you, maybe not for you

limeta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Všeč mi je bil cel aspekt o sestrstvu in o močnih vezeh, ki se spletejo brez da bi se mi tega zavedali.
Amara je lik, s katerim sem se poistovetila in oboževala sem način pisateljice kako jo je predstavila nam bralcem.
Komaj čakam, da pričnem z branjem naslednjih dveh knjig.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Slavery

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Grief