Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Corregidora by Gayl Jones

10 reviews

amberlynnwut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

tlaynejones's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

Homophobia and toxic masculinity. The writing itself is compelling but the story and the characters are awful. Twisted. Hateful. 
I understood this to be a feminist classic. It sooo isn’t. Maybe the author was trying for feminism but this is not it. 
I have just looked up the author and discovered she is violently homophobic. (Her husband threatened gay activists with a gun in the 80s and they both fled the country to avoid prosecution. She wrote a letter to the US President in support of her husband’s actions. It’s a wild story, look it up.)
Do not recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

aktbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

lachellerising's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

labeanorita's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

auntie_terror's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

The rating is only 3.75 stars mostly due to the translation, I think.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

nikki_readsss's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

evonna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

Jones’ insight into intergenerational trauma and desire brought me to tears. If you like endings where everything is resolved with a ribbon tied around all loose ends, this book will leave you deeply unsatisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, and Rape

soubhi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

opinionsofawolf's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

The Black characters call each other the n-word. This is the only racial slur in the book.