Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Η Ελένα ξέρει by Claudia Piñeiro

56 reviews

luciuh's review against another edition

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

5.0

sooo gorgeous… a story that at its core is about patriarchy, autonomy, and what it is to be a mother, a child…. i love how this made me think and process, it has such a beautifully cyclical story full of growing pains and frustrating complex characters that i found so easy to empathize with despite their flaws… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Medical trauma

pyronautphea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Ableism, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry, Dementia, and Alcoholism

mconlightreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, and Chronic illness

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

geraldinerowe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A heart-wrenching and at times harrowing story with the most extraordinary descriptions of living with advanced Parkinsons's disease. The author, Claudia Piñeiro, is known as an activist and this book covers many issues close to her heart. One that struck me was how lucky I am to live in a country with universal health care which, while far from perfect, doesn't require wrangling with insurance companies over every pill and which has care provision for this who need it. There are other, largely feminist, issues in here too. And examples of how many of us show love in our own way. This is a book which will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sarah_dietrich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautiful and painful. The descriptions of how Elena struggles to cope with Parkinson's Disease were difficult to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Chronic illness

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape

dakotahreads's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide

phalanq'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

pry this book from my cold dead hands

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Chronic illness, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

zafram'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Rape

mik_yekcuts's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Body horror, and Excrement

Moderate: Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Rape