Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani

11 reviews

zouzou4444's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

mals_reads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Hate crime

honestlysean's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Slimani blends firsthand accounts from Moroccan women with sharp, concise journalistic insights to create a nonfiction read that never lags. Having finished this book only two days after the harrowing decision reached by the Supreme Court of the United States, certain passages read much more urgently. However, within this book lies a true beating heart, a beacon of hope that we should all advocate for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Sexism, and Sexual assault

allthatjazz's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Sexual assault

molly_kate's review

dark informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

questingnotcoasting's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

kayleyhyde's review

emotional informative fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

bookish_sabrina's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

After her release of Adele and her public championing of women's rights and freedoms, many women began confiding in Slimani about their shared experiences concerning misogyny, lack of sexual education, and lack of agency concerning marriage. There is a diverse array of voices in terms of education levels and experiences, although it was unfortunately lacking in LGBTQ voices, for understandable reasons.

I feel like this book taught me so much about gender norms and culture in Morocco, which I previously knew nothing about. Public displays of affection are banned in the public and the media. Women are extremely concerned with maintaining the appearance of purity, while also leading sexually active lives. Hymen inspections and replacements are common. I appreciated the breadth of voices that provided unique descriptions of experiences, which served to highlight how pervasive these trends are in modern Morocco. I think it has provided a lot of useful context for reading Moroccan texts in the future, particularly by women.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

raehink's review

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content