Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Jordens Søjler by Ken Follett

120 reviews

0124eliza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

rogerwatersballs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

directorpurry's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

tamcy123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

***This contains Slovene review (which is my native language) and English review of the book. Because I read the book in English, the English review is first, Slovene review is second.***

ENGLISH REVIEW:
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

My initial reaction upon receiving this book as a gift from a friend was quite surprising, and I must say that I was not fully aware, of what I was embarking upon, when I commenced reading it. This literary work is characterized by an abundance of plot twists, which not only captivate the reader, but also stimulate thinking.

It is important to acknowledge, that the book does incorporate explicit themes of sexuality and violence, among others. Nevertheless, if one momentarily sets aside these elements, it becomes evident, that this is indeed a remarkable piece of literature.  I am sure, that this is not the last book by the author Ken Follett, that I read.

SLOVENE REVIEW:
Ocena: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Moja začetna reakcija ob prejemu te knjige kot darilo od prijatelja je bila precej presenetljiva, in moram reči, da se nisem v celoti zavedala, v kaj sem se podala, ko sem to knjigo začela brati. Knjigo zaznamuje ogromno preobratov, ki ne le očarajo bralca, temveč bralcu tudi spodbujajo razmišljanje.

Pomembno je omeniti, da knjiga med drugim vsebuje tudi eksplicitne teme spolnosti in nasilja. Vendar če za trenutek postavimo te elemente knjige na stran, postane očitno, da gre za izjemno literarno delo. Prepričana sem, da to ni zadnja knjiga avtorja Kena Folletta, ki sem jo prebrala.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

jen_reads91's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

alpenpeilchen's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

Das Buch ist spannend geschrieben und ich hatte das Gefühl, einen neuen, realistischen Einblick in das damalige Leben zu bekommen. Die Idee, Charaktere über mehrere Generatione  hinweg zu begleiten hat mir auch gefallen. Trotzdem bin ich nicht so begeistert wie scheinbar viele andere. Es gibt mehrere Stellen, in denen die brutale Vergewaltigung von Minderjährigen bis ins Detail beschrieben wird. Jede Frau bekommt eine detaillierte Beschreibung ihrer Brüste und verhält sich wie ein Klischee, das nur dazu dient, die Fantasien eines Mannes zu befriedigen. Allgemein sind Charaktere nach dem Disney-Prinzip entweder schön und gut, oder böse und hässlich. Leider schaffe ich es selten, ein schlechtes Buch mittendrin  aufzuhören, aber das Bedürfnis die Fortsetzungen zu lesen, habe ich nicht.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

maimoonarahman's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ebullientbunny's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

the_cats_pyjamas's review against another edition

4.5

This is a fantastically written novel, effortlessly engaging and fully immersed in the historical setting. My only fault with it is that it is clearly written by a straight male and therefore some of the depictions of women feel overly sexual and the descriptions of sexual assault (which unfortunately is historically accurate) felt very graphic. However there are several well written female characters and overall it is an excellent read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nostalgicloaf's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence