Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Country of Others by Leïla Slimani

3 reviews

beatriks's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I read in another review that the book is meandering, and I fully agree. I don’t think this is a good thing. While I enjoyed the read to a certain limit (otherwise I would have DNFed), the writing annoyed me.

There are a lot of matter-of-fact descriptions mixed with the attempt of being poetic.

Characters appear and disappear randomly. 

There are lots of changes of perspective, also at times of minor characters. 

What I liked was the insight into Moroccan life in the 1940s and 50s, the  racism from French toward Moroccans and from Moroccans to former slaves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Animal death, and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent

jkatey's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Colonisation

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia