Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Miroloi by Karen Köhler

5 reviews

sweetmustard's review

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting read. Took me quite some time to get into the story. Not the biggest fan of the authors style, some chapters I skipped completely (don't need to read lists of random words, although I get that it's a stylistic choice).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elliethelibrarian's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, and Murder

tea_tamai's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

felicitassturm's review

emotional tense

4.0

Das Miroloi ist ein Klagelied für einen Verstorbenen.
Auf der Schönen Insel im Schönen Dorf lebt ein namenloses Mädchen, es ist ein Findling und wird nie ein Miroloi gesungen bekommen, also singt es sich sein eigenes Totenlied in 128 Strophen. Es singt von den Frauen, die nicht lesen und schreiben können und den ganzen Tag arbeiten müssen, von den Männern, die die Gesetze machen, von der Religion, die einfach umgeschrieben werden kann, von der Ablehnung jeglichen Fortschritts, von der Liebe und der Freundschaft und dem Anders sein.
Es hat einige Strophen gebraucht, um ganz auf der Schönen Insel anzukommen, die gar nicht so schön, weil archaisch-patriarchal ist. Dann irgendwann aber ist man mittendrin und will dem namenlosen Mädchen helfen, das alles in Frage zu stellen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

tanialiest's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy