Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

28 reviews

misty_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

mia333's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Stunning. Compelling. Emotional. Haunting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

icarusandthesun's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• 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.

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Content Warnings

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

lizzardbeth99's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Incest, and Kidnapping

eloiseslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

purplehulk713's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Beautiful and terrible. Truthful. Firdaus is an indomitable woman, pulling away all of the veils placed over her eyes by the men in her society. El Saadawi wonderfully captures the hypocritical horrors of misogyny and male superiority through the eyes of a prostitute who you will learn is not at all disgraceful, but clever, wise, and honorable enough to realize that all the men in her life, all men who claim to protect women and describe each other as devout and heroic are the most sinful of liars. Firdaus spits upon all of these men, and finally conquers her own fear of repercussion by literally hitting it in the face. She realized the price of herself could never be paid by even the wealthiest man in the world. Read this book and remember that truth is both simple and savage, and that only the brave can acknowledge it.

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Content Warnings

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

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

KAM takes on a whole new meaning after reading this

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Content Warnings

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

bdilley28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-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? No

4.0

I thought this book was very well written, and the different POVs tied together really well. 

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Content Warnings

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

Disgusting and so essential to read; nawal was such an icon may continue to rest in peace and power

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Content Warnings

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

tib's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault