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lampbearerk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Murder, and Pregnancy
veposve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Deportation
justcallmeemily's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Suicide, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War
chloe_bocci_07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
stupid4eva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
I WISH I COULD GIVE 5 STARS
But the writing with dialog at times was a bit confusing. I get what the author was going for, past interactions and memories didn’t use quotations. Maybe to make it feel more dream like or less structured since it is a memory. But this being used for past memories was not constant, sometimes it was used for current conversations, and sometimes references to past conversations had quotation marks. So it sadly became a bit confusing. But otherwise it really was so amazing. It made to many relevant comments to women’s struggles today and from years past. It does such a good show of hypocrisy, specially with it being a woman’s fault that she gets raped, but doesn’t question that in this perfect society where women aren’t able to tempt men they can still get raped. Same with men being described as sex crazed beats who used to ruin women’s lives in the ”times before”, but now men aren’t the only ones who can rule? It’s just so good but so subtle in a way.
I also loved the final scene with the historical notes. People look at a society like this and think it is so extreme ”that would never happen” ”we are not that heartless” ”that is TO inhumane” but looking at historical events from years before people tend to not realize that those societies where built by humans. Seeing all that suffering and struggle and deep personal connection to the main character, and then seeing it all be culminated in to the type of historical text one would find in class, really helped show the severity of the issue. When we read about women being subservient to men and having no personal agency, we tend not to grasp that they had stories to tell. Fictional or not this was someone finally able to say a story.
Just an amazing book honestly I would recommend it to anyone speciellt considering what is going on now in places like USA or Afghanistan
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Religious bigotry
cpardub's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
kaibeast5544's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
nova123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, and War
misszoehatter's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
batcavebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming