Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

189 reviews

emkschneider's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

aprilpamyl's review

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and War

frogggirl2's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

It's really hard to cope with this particular brand of misogyny which wraps itself in a false flag of religiosity.  It doesn't matter what religion it is - using any religion as an excuse to belittle, dehumanize, sell, rape, beat and murder women is unequivocally inexcusable, disgusting and pathetic. 

Every character in this book serves the same purpose - every character is one note and serves to hammer on the theme of oppression.  It's unrelenting and it's hard to bear.

This book just has no nuance at all.  The way it portrays the men and the way it betrays the women is the same  they are equally culpable in the abuse of women.  

I don't think there's really anything to learn here.  All this does is subjugate the characters.  I honestly wish I wouldn't have subjected myself to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

akia_nanashi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't know what I feel . But as a woman now I know what to do next. And I'll thanks this book for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

disasterdump's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

emboivinguay's review

dark inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I finished this yesterday and I'm sure it will stay with me. A very powerful, intergenerational story of Palestinian-American women's lives. Multiple perspectives delving into abuse, motherhood, gender roles, education, and family secrets and lies. I was kept hooked by the mystery elements and the ending lingers in my mind.  

Help Amira save her husband Muhammad from Gaza 👉 https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-dreams-to-ruins-help-my-family-survive

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Islamophobia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Abortion

cozyscones's review

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

jurotondi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book was incredible. I couldn’t put it down at the last 100 pages! The plot was extremely tense and well written but even better written was the development of the characters and their beautiful, complicated stories, as we all have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Abortion, and Murder