224 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780935312386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
This autobiographical first novel of working-class life by Moa Martinson, the "Agnes Smedley of Sweden," follows two young women, both victims of sexual abuse, as they become friends and determine to gain for themselves and their children the righ...
Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews
Moods
emotional 52%
challenging 42%
sad 36%
dark 26%
informative 21%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | N/A: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 25% | No: 18% | Yes: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia
224 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780935312386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
This autobiographical first novel of working-class life by Moa Martinson, the "Agnes Smedley of Sweden," follows two young women, both victims of sexual abuse, as they become friends and determine to gain for themselves and their children the righ...
Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews
Moods
emotional 52%
challenging 42%
sad 36%
dark 26%
informative 21%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | N/A: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 25% | No: 18% | Yes: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia