_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Abortion, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
brebrivera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship
icarusandthesun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
'you criminal. you deserve to die.'
- 'everybody has to die. i prefer to die from a crime i have committed rather than to die for one of the crimes which you have committed.'
a tale filled with great horrors, pain and truth.
this book was very special, something i've never read before, and wise in an unconventional type of way.
i liked the story in its simple complexity, but the pacing threw me off quite frequently. the storyline and structure were sort of jumpy and the lifeless ease with which the events were described took away most of the impact.
an important story, but the writing style was not for me.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
purplehulk713's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death
noe_mireille's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Incest, and Domestic abuse
adelineania's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Rape
bdilley28's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual content
el219's review
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion and Death of parent
pilesandpiles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Rape
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
idk how representative firdaus and her tribulations were, but they were def shitty at every turn, w/ her being used by all the men in her life. her gradual, then rapidly crashing epiphanies and realizations abt women in a patriarchal, objectifying, power- & money-obsessed society were a gut punch. woman at point zero was also perhaps the first whose powerful patriarchy-hating declarations were able to actually make me legit moaned?? bc of how much i FELT them and their truth; they were so satisfying.
we all knew how things would end, so there wasnt a lot of tension and anticipation while reading, thus this novel didnt elicit much emotions from me, but i still appreciate it for its bold truth-telling of how absolutely shitty it is to be a woman in a man's world, regardless of which part of the world it is.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Child death and Death of parent