Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Uyandığında by Hillary Jordan, Özlem Yüksel

5 reviews

kaitcope's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Classism

eparris's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Great world building, good setting, pacing wasn't great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

 When She Woke had me thoroughly absorbed from the get-go. It’s set in a dystopian near future where the lines between church and state have been virtually eradicated, and the world-building is fabulous. And all too plausible. It’s almost a cross between The Scarlet Letter and The Handmaid’s Tale. Hannah has been convicted of murder for having an abortion. Her sentence is to be “chromed” - have her skin colour genetically altered for a period of sixteen years and a thirty day period of imprisonment, total isolation in her cell during which her every move is broadcast to the public. I enjoyed following Hannah’s journey, especially because she was proactive, not passive. As always I appreciated seeing religious hypocrisy highlighted. I felt that the first half of the book was the strongest, and I wasn’t convinced by an event or two in the latter third. But overall a fabulous if frightening read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

stories's review against another edition

Loan expired, not worth reborrowing. 

It was fine, but society was increasingly shitty and I didn’t fancy the continued darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Gaslighting

rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy