Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

2 reviews

traeh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is full of cynical dark-humor. It’s fictional, but only partly. The main character is fictional but very loosely based on the experience of a real person. The Netanyahu family are obviously real and their part in the book is also loosely related to actual things that happened. 

If dark humor makes you uncomfortable, this book is not for you. 

The author is a word master and his crafting of this book is brilliant. It was a book club reading for me. If it hadn’t been, I probably would not have stuck it out, though I do recognize the excellence of Cohen’s craft.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Blood, and Medical trauma

The end of the book contains a bit of language.

There is one sexual event in the book and the description of the participants when caught is rather on the nose and graphic

colleenf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture