Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

15 reviews

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: War, Grief, Child death, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Blood

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

This was a rough one, and I was surprised that it was on Jenna Bush Hager's reading list, but I'm probably judging her unfairly based on her father. I thought the book unfolded very well, and I will definitely read this author again. Lots of digging fingernails into legs, though. Maybe that was on purpose to connect the generations of women?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Abortion, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Infertility

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Self harm, Addiction, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, War, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

maddie79's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, War, and Pregnancy

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

ljtademy3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Suicide

eoneon's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

a much needed slap in the face : "il aurait fallu bien plus qu'une seule femme pour changer les choses. il aurait fallu toutes les femmes que comptait ce monde"
the hard part is how to save the women like farida who continue to perpetuate the generational trauma

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Death, Bullying, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Confinement, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

shushkeepitdown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I was straight up bawling my eyes over this book. It really shows the dangers of misogynistic culture being inbedded into religion and twisting it's words. This book made me so mad at the men and the current world we live in.  Not much has changed but I hope one day as a woman myself I can make my own choices without having a finger pointed at me just for existing. A beautiful book which made me super emotional. Highly recommend pick it up but be warned there is a lot of triggering topics and contents in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Self harm, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident

Spoiler

mentions of car accident but no one actually dies by one

obliviousstill's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcoholism

additional minor content warning:

Spoiler

Uxoricide

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad 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

4.0

A scathing yet heartfelt critique about the traditions of religion that hold people back from living and loving. A story about how pride is the fall of man and about how women are worthy, capable, and worth so much more than the patriarchy allows them to believe. This book gives us an inside look at Palestinian home life and tradition and allows us to see both the good and the bad that this tradition represents, particularly in the lives and minds of women. 

Also, I have an ARC copy of this book and there are several grammar and spelling issues that I noticed which I assumed are not in the final published copy of the text. This assumption led me not to alter my ranking based on these errors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, and Mental illness