Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Banitka by Anna North

5 reviews

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

The biggest problem with this book is that it could have been so much better than it was. It could have been so inclusive and intersectional and diverse, and could have been a beautiful, in depth story of marginalised people coming together in a world that hates them.

Instead, we got the barest hint of that, with a very self centred, very white narrator that was, honestly, kind of boring.

The worst thing about this book was it wasn't bad. It just could have been incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jules44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

A gay western meets the dystopia of Handmaids Tale. North writes intricate characters that push the narrative of understanding what makes us different does not make us less than. A great feminist read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

sullivc5's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It's Billy the kid meets the handmaid's tale  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, and Torture

denizens98's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

imds's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment