Reviews

Pane mua by Virginie Despentes

aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism and Child death

m4rinette's review against another edition

3.0

grave cool and all mais la fin

lilly71490's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

julijul's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

beckysbookshelf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

privileged_loitering's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.0

butlanda's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

co_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

lqueijo's review against another edition

4.0

Excessiva e brutal são os adjectivos que me ocorrem para esta narrativa. Não. Não é uma obra de arte e está longe disso mas se alguém achou que Thelma e Louise eram o exemplo da “libertação feminina” face à opressão da sociedade patriarcal, deviam, mesmo, conhecer Nadine e Madu.
Num registo muito mais próximo de “Natural Born Killers” do que do referido acima, sexo, violência e um desprendimento moral a toda a prova são nos deixados numa escrita crua e despudorada da autora que é considerada um(a) dos “enfants terribles” das letras francesas.
A ler, definitivamente, se se gostar do género “fora do comum”.

infinimata's review against another edition

2.0

There's a species of bad faith that animates many literature-of-transgression projects, one more repulsive than any of the acts depicted in them. That is, the author writes something indefensible, then lets the audience come up with their own defenses for it so they don't have to bother trying. I don't think that's what Despentes had in mind when she wrote this, but the problem is, that's absolutely how it comes off, and it undermines most everything else of interest about the book.