Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

93 reviews

arleen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, and Violence

abbrown118's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

storyofcucucumbers's review against another edition

3.0

Dit was een teleurstellend boek. Ik had goeie dingen gehoord over Hamnet van dezelfde schrijfster, dus dacht ik dat dit boek gesitueerd in één van mijn favoriete historische periodes de bal niet kon misslaan. Maar, ik heb echt moeten vechten om dit uit te lezen. Om te beginnen miste ik de specifieke historische context omwille van de focus op de interne gedachtengang van Lucretia. Ik vond de metaforen doorleefd, net als het hele plot eigenlijk. Daarbovenop, had Lucretia als hoofdpersonage, (mogelijks vanwege haar jonge leeftijd) heel weinig diepgang in haar gedachteprocessen. Er waren lichtpuntjes. Afonso zelf, de grote slechterik van het verhaal, was een fascinerend personage. Ik apprecieerde hoe Lucretia doorzag dat hij op zijn beurt iedereen en alles doorzag. Maar de auteur koos ervoor om nooit verder in te gaan op zijn personage. In het algemeen kwam dit boek voor mij over als een fantasy romannetje dat ambieert grote literatuur te zijn, waardoor het noch heel spannend was, noch heel intellectueel stimulerend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

mrlsdevos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

ksilvio's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Classism

hannahlwb's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Both the plot and the detailed descriptions within this book made it a wonderful read. It explores feminist themes, and has a spirited female lead, while realisticaly maintaining the limitations women experienced in the 1500s. O'Farrell does a beautiful job of describing emotions, visual art, and sensations throughout. I listened to the audio book and  loved the narrators voice and cadence. I couldn't stop listening.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

monalisatacos's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sandere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Much like in Hamnet, O’Farrell’s writing beautifully gives life, imagination, and voice to the story of Lucrezia di Medici, a daughter of one of 16th century Italy’s most powerful families, and her fraught marriage to the vengeful, violent Duke of Ferrera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

thegoldfish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

I! should have! read! the! content! warnings! on! this one! buddy!!!!

Nevertheless, I'm glad to have read it. Some of the most stomach-churning accuracy I've ever seen in evoking the dread and desperate inner rationalization of being stuck in a relationship with someone who wants to hurt you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty

emmaahel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Rape