Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

La artista de henna: Una mujer en busca de sus sueños en la ciudad de Jaipur by Alka Joshi

6 reviews

m_moon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I was stuck on a rating for this fort a bit. I think I would give the audiobook 5 stars but if I read this on paper it probably would have been 4 stars so I split the difference. The narrator of this audiobook absolutely sucks you in and transports you to 1950s India. I loved the rich descriptions of smells and tastes that were given, however I feel like in text this could have felt bogged down. The story itself is inspiring and deals with issues of autonomy, independence, and family. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next one in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sknappy1's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Hands down, one of the best books I've read in decades. It takes place in the 1950s in Jaipur, and Joshi tackles important women's issues, especially reproductive struggles, including contraception, abortion, infertility, teen pregnancy, and adoption. The main character, Lakshmi, left an abusive marriage and struck out on her own. She has created her own successful henna business, climbing up the ladder by serving the higher-up elite women of Jaipur. On the side, she also creates herbal remedies for women to help them have control over their own lives, such herbal teas to prevent pregnancy, abort an unwanted one, or to increase fertility for those struggling to conceive. Years later, a sister that she didn't even know that she had shows up at her door. Everything changes for her as she takes her sister under her wing and as the two learn to understand one another. So much about social status is discussed in this book as well. There are moments that will break your heart. Lakshmi is a strong and clever main character who fights for her success and independence, as well as for that of the women around her. The Henna Artist is a beautiful, moving, and engaging book that had me hooked from the beginning. Highly recommend. Five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

this was very heartfelt and also informative. i really enjoyed this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

danah_kmt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Death, Vomit, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation