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The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition by Anita Diamant

18 reviews

eikaia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

mheath31's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking

clairephillips's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Incest, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aylabell's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a beautiful exploration of girlhood, womanhood, and sisterhood. To delve into the untold stories felt like being let in on a secret. I picked this up in a op shop for $2 because I liked the cover, and reading this book gave me more than I could have hoped. I laughed, I cried, I reflected on my own life while reading The Red Tent. If you want to find yourself intwined with the stories of women and the spanning of connection across time, this book will be perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

albyalbyalby's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The Red Tent is a beautiful read for anyone looking to be crushed but also uplifted. Despite not being a woman, I have learnt so much about womanhood from this book. Specifically,  I now have a deeper understanding of how their stories have been oppressed throughout history. 
I hope one day to feel the contentment she found.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

twoesplease's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

This book made me feel holiness in womanhood like nothing else I've ever experienced. It brought the Old Testament into a new light for me and made me cherish the untold stories of women held within. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Suicide, and War

Minor: Rape

thedreammachine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Suicide

jennflattery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

karaswils's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

3.75

This is a fictional account of Dinah’s life from the book of Genesis, honoring the stories and perspectives of women, especially Jacob’s wives, Rachel and Leah, Zilpah and Bilhah, and of course Dinah. 

The tone is very spiritual and sensual at the same time, and Diamant’s prose is immersive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide

a_wild_wyatt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape