Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

65 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

funny inspiring sad 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

4.0

So very funny. iIhad a grand time with this council of queens. I only watched season 1 of Good Girls but the similarities, women who are underestimated! Don't ever underestimate a bad bitch!

If I had a nickel for every time I read a book by a Desi female author who’s also a lawyer I’d have THREE nickels. All this year! How weird is that! Desi women leave some talent for the rest of us!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

moonbloomandgrow's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This was my book club’s pick for August and I honestly don’t think I’d have stuck it out and read it all if it wasn’t. Unfortunately I struggled to get into this book and found myself googling vocabulary and cultural references too much to fully feel like I could get stuck in. I did enjoy the camaraderie that eventually grows between the women of the village and admired their strength and quick wit but the dark humour was a little bit hard for me to take given then amount of abuse and trauma the book delves into. It’s definitely one that I wish I’d read the trigger warnings for before reading but it was eye-opening to learn about how things are in remote villages such as the one featured in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

rachaelcandoit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really loved this book! I found Geeta to be incredibly charming. I loved watching her reform (and stumble through) relationships as an adult. 

I also loved the story of Phoolan, I think it really added a proper weight to everything. A real figure who's story is so incredible. I loved learning about her. 

I also thought this book was really funny! Although it covers many heavy topics the banter and antics between the characters felt so real to me and had me laughing a couple times. 

I think the messaging of this story was also really great. I do wish -minor spoiler ahead - that I had known about the attempted assault scene. This is my own fault, and if I'd known going into it, it wouldn't have been as big of a deal. 

The only thing that bothered me slightly was the miscommunication. It only happens a couple of times and they are handled well I just didn't think they were necessary. It's also just not something I love in my media. Otherwise everything else was really great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

flimsy_whimsy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

shriyaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual harassment

sskinner155's review

dark funny tense fast-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

Idiots trying to get away with murder. The type of feminism where you hate women but hate men more. If someone says they have a dark sense of humor have them read this book. Absolutely loved, made me laugh out loud.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Torture

nightsparks's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

👍🏼👍🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mrsmeowmix's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

The subjects explored in the book were shocking but understandably that is the reality that many women may face in that society.  I felt like it was really thrown in my face gratuitously and wish there was more of a warm up to it. There was one part I truly chuckled at but found the shifts between serious discussions of said topics and the banter between the women jarring. 

At times I found the many of the characters unlikeable and found the events leading up to the ending to be overly theatrical and incredulous. But it did tie up nicely. I wish there were more explanation of Karem and ASP Sinha. I suppose they were my favorite characters as the least manipulative people in the story. 

Overall, it seemed like the author tried to explore a lot of themes and was in a rush to wrap up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jewelleryjen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it's witty quick and I was transported to the world and village of Geeta. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to read more about these women. I wish it was a film too, as it would be so good to see some of the hilarious scenes played out. There's a lot of violence towards women in this book which at times is hard but the contrast with the humour is deftly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

thetearex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism