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A review by amphytrite
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fire/Fire injury
Content warning: plague, rats