Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

3 reviews

eabhasinnott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

Great observation of grief, rage and gender norms surrounding those emotions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

It's an important read. I recommend reading it all if you read it at all. Your opinion of it changes as you finish it

carmonicat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

vici24kl's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Excrement, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury