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Những Người Đàn Bà by Etaf Rum

90 reviews

emilycmarshman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Grief and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death and Child abuse

dragongirl271's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Minor: Racism and Child death

amandaplease50's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

5.0

This was such an excellent book and story to read. Amazing debut from the author and makes me extremely interested in reading her second book. 

But please make sure you are mentally ready to read this book. While I would highly recommend it, it’s also a mentally taxing book to read. 

This book made me understand better how women in certain situations think that I definitely didn’t take into account ever. The dual POVs and changes from the 90s to 2000s was such a great way to read this story. There are so many books TikTok and social media has lead me to and I’m real glad for this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

bittersweetcritiques's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Raw & heartbreaking. I wanted nothing more than to hold these women in my arms and offer them a safe place.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

sierraburrell's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: War, Sexism, and Violence

gracemuelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

wow just wow. this book had so many unexpected turns and kept me wanting more all the time. i loved the split pov and how we saw into the minds of 3 generations 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

 

This book tackles a really important conversation- the cyclical nature of domestic violence in family systems and cultures when not addressed and dismantled. In addition to young teen girls finding their own paths in some very traditional Arab families when it comes to marrying young and having a family. 

We get the POV of three women in the book: 

Isra: A young Palestinian woman who immigrates to the United States from Palestine and marries Adam. Isra deals with the pressure to produce a son in order to be seen as worthy for the family. She also is dealing with domestic violence and depression as a result of feeling out of control with her life circumstances and having to fulfil a role as mother and wife. 

Deya: a young teen girl who is navigating the loss of her parents, trying to figure out her path and pressure to marry and continue her role as a woman in the family to continue the family line, but she wants to understand her parents and if she has another choice. 

Fareeda : Is the matriarch of the family, she immigrated from Palestine to the United States and is Isra’s mother-in-law. She experiences domestic violence when her children were younger and has been raised to see the worth of women to produce a male son to care for the family line. 

This book packs a punch, it is beautiful, harrowing, raw and shows the cycles of family violence. I had tears streaming down my face at points of this book, I felt pride, anger and joy it truly evokes so much in you and is one that will sit with me for a very long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

ladyinverse's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I will definitely think about this book for a long time. probably the most harrowing novel I've read and the writing was absolutely captivating and gripping. 

I found myself cheering or yelling oh no at the characters as I read the deeper and deeper I got into this story.

Etaf Rum is certainly a new auto buy author for me. Her writing is elegant and captivating and her story telling transports you to the characters she's portraying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion

chey46's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

bookiecharm's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Rape, Child death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Blood, and Car accident