Reviews tagging 'War'

The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson

6 reviews

zannayo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

The message of this book is ultimately hopeful but it's in a bittersweet way and there's a pretty heavy narrative tone overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence

remuslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, War, Violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

zotty's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Body horror and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

tigerkind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

I don’t yet truly know what to make of it, but it was a touching read and I couldn’t put it down; read it all in one afternoon. Highly recommend if you’re up for a challenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: War, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicide, Rape, Islamophobia, Drug use, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Cancer, and Confinement

Re: Pedophilia

Spoiler

This book takes place in a future (past?) where the age of consent is 14 and sex with children (rape, I should say) under that age is commonplace. However, the narrator sees this very critically and judges it. It is only pertinent for about half of the book.

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I have absolutely spent most of this book confused but in the best way possible. It’s such an intense novel with such important topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and War

freja's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Grief, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Medical content, Racial slurs, Body horror, War, and Deportation