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Những Người Đàn Bà by Etaf Rum

5 reviews

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I think it was really good but I also maybe wouldn’t recommend it to everyone because of the strong themes. I do wonder how much is based off of the author’s life because it was interesting reading her end thoughts about the book and it seems like it is really semi autobiographical. I think more of it is about her life then I initially thought. It was interesting to hear how she wrote this as a story fiction because she was afraid of what her family might think but yet she was also trying to break the silence and balance that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Classism, War, and Confinement

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

Wow. I am just speechless at this book. I need to process some more before I say anything. This was not an easy book to read, but wow it was incredible.

Rep: Two Palestinian women MC, one Palestinian-American girl MC, cast is made up of mainly Palestinian and Palestinian-American characters, most if not all are Muslim. One of the MCs suffers from depression.

CWs: Alcohol consumption, alcoholism, abandonment, abortion, blood, car accident, death, death of parent, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, genocide (mentions of Nakbah), grief, islamophobia (girls are told not to wear the hijab outside of the house/school), mental illness (depression), misogyny, murder, miscarriage (character forces herself to miscarry through physical violence to her stomach), physical abuse, pregnancy (several times), rape (marital rape), sexism, sexual content, suicidal thoughts, violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Death of parent, Genocide, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident

powellki's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

Don't mind me, just sitting in my car on my lunch break feeling ALL THE FEELS. This was such a timely read, given what's going on in Palestine atm. Israeli oppression of Palestinians is portrayed in heart-breaking clarity as a backdrop to the story. It is also a very intense read, so check CWs before jumping in. Etaf Rum's prose is lovely, and the voices of Deya, Isra, and Fareeda are so clear and uniquely their own in a way that I haven't experienced in a multiple POV story in a while. The treatment of women in traditional Arabic culture is portrayed so poignantly, and I really liked how the author made it clear that the Islamic faith does not condone that treatment. The different ways we cope with trauma and the effects of intergenerational trauma are also explored. Highly, highly recommend this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, and Body shaming