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A review by theodenreads
The Equestrienne by Uršuľa Kovalyk, Julia Sherwood, Peter Sherwood
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I'm not 100% sure how best to review this, so I'm going to go ahead and give it a solid 3 stars.
This brief story follows the character Karolína as she comes of age in the 80s, in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. From the standpoint of historical fiction, it proved to be a very interesting glimpse into what life was like for our main characters, especially as the regime fell apart and transitioned away from totalitarian rule, and seeing the way that shift impacted the various characters.
However, there was also a side plot of sorts about Karolína being able to see into people's souls and see who they were on the inside, and that bit was very weird. A lot of the "inner people" that Karolína saw felt a lot like caricatures, and I'm not quite sure what the point of it was or what was trying to be said there, or if it just somehow went over my head.
There was also a lot of bizarre and explicit sexual content throughout this story that I didn't expect to be there going into it.
I'd say the biggest content warnings to keep note of are the sexual content, lots of drug/alcohol use and abuse, parental abuse, and sexual assault/harassment
This brief story follows the character Karolína as she comes of age in the 80s, in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. From the standpoint of historical fiction, it proved to be a very interesting glimpse into what life was like for our main characters, especially as the regime fell apart and transitioned away from totalitarian rule, and seeing the way that shift impacted the various characters.
However, there was also a side plot of sorts about Karolína being able to see into people's souls and see who they were on the inside, and that bit was very weird. A lot of the "inner people" that Karolína saw felt a lot like caricatures, and I'm not quite sure what the point of it was or what was trying to be said there, or if it just somehow went over my head.
There was also a lot of bizarre and explicit sexual content throughout this story that I didn't expect to be there going into it.
I'd say the biggest content warnings to keep note of are the sexual content, lots of drug/alcohol use and abuse, parental abuse, and sexual assault/harassment
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault