Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde

4 reviews

denijaaa_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

ļoti smaga grāmata - laikam man mazliet par smagu. es sagaidīju, ka vairāk tiks stāstīts par laiku, kad galvenā varone bija irānā, bet tie bija tikai tādi īsi, aprauti fragmenti, ka nevarēja saprast, kāds tieši irānas vēstures notikums tiek aprakstīts. tāpat arī gaidīju, ka pastāstīt mazliet vairāk par masudu - kā viņš nomira, kāda bija viņa dzīves nogale zviedrijā un tā tālāk. 
vienvārdsakot, nekas īpašs, gaidīju, ko vairāk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and War

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

It was a quick read because the chapters are short and the writing style is quite readable.
However, it is really not a light read, there are a lot of difficult topics, such as the main character's cancer but especially the domestic violence against women, that was the hardest part for me to digest. 

I do think that Nahid's perspective is interesting, exploring her personal situation and how it is connected to Iran's history, but goodness gracious, she is such an unlikeable character that so many times I wanted to scream "get a grip, stop tormenting your child!". 
I understand that there is generational trauma and that abuse can generate more abuse, but it comes to a point when you only have your own horrendous behaviour to blame and your own desire to cause pain to others as a twisted compensation for your past and present sufferings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

vajaakirjahylly's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Koskettava ja surullinen, mutta kertoo mielenkiintoisen ja aidontuntuisesti pakolaisuuden jättämistä jäljistä.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and War

crooowley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry