Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dauðinn er barningur by Elísa Björg Þorsteinsdóttir, Khaled Khalifa

4 reviews

feralhobbit's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

shadow_cat94's review against another edition

This book feels very slow and dry. The characters are hard to get attached to which makes it hard to get invested in the plot. The external conflicts, while real, feel detached from what is happening as they just hit back to back without any forewarning. As someone unfamiliar to that environment it makes the reality of the situation feel more nonsensical than grounded.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, and War

katharina90's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I found the characters' journey across Syria really educational, but that ended up a much smaller part of the book than I expected. 

The story often veers off into lengthy flashbacks that I mostly found boring and at times confusing.

The chapters were also incredibly long. That structure didn't work well for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicide, and War

Minor: Confinement and Misogyny

emka918's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape