Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

8 reviews

deigge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Infertility

gnomeniche's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War

that_boi_eliza's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

luna_staci's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and War

jdgillespie's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and War

laughingkatana's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

TW: sexual assault/rape, emotional abuse and manipulation, violence, violence against women, assault, war, torture, transphobia 
<Spoiler> there will be many spoilers in this review so I'm tagging it up front. This book has an interesting story that develops dramatically and often kept me very interested/invested. Despite that, I do believe this is a 1 star book, and am flabbergasted at the fact it is award winning. The entire book seemed to rely heavily on incredibly over detailed description of pain, suffering, and assault; both physical, and sexual. The titles namesake character is a genetically modified/created woman known as a "windup" who's main trait is that she is genetically engineered to be subservient and submissive to anyone who shows authority. She is one of only two main female characters in the entire book and she is in the story simply to be a cry for help and to be raped/used; it happens multiple times throughout the story and is incredibly detailed. The concept of "windups" is simply a poor excuse to write women as victims, and "less than," going so far as to describe them as not human. On top of that the "Windup Girl" character only does 1 action that is crucial to the story and it literally isn't even written. It is the revenge killing of ~10 men who raped her. The rape is written in great detail, but the revenge killing is completely skipped over. The author can clearly paint a picture with words, but the story itself is scattered and has a very disappointing ending. The descriptions of suffering in many different ways clearly depicts a dystopian society, but it becomes repetitive very fast and lasts throughout the entirety of the book. Even though it kept me interested, I did not enjoy this book, had a very difficult time reading the explicit rapes/violence, and absolutely could not recommend this book to anyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

krista_lm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death

walkie_check's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder