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A review by perfect_leaves
Song of Songs: A Novel of the Queen of Sheba by Marc Graham
1.0
I DNFed this title at 19%.
Reasons:
- Over-sexualization of female characters. (A man beheads most of the people in the camp, but he makes one "funny" sound and the woman laughs coquettishly and is in love with him. An 11-year-old describes her older sister as having full lips and the "curves of womanhood". Apparently, none of the men are capable of looking at women without noticing their breasts, hips, scent, etc.)
- Sexual violence against female characters that does not advance the plot (including a child r*pe).
- General violence that also isn't well explained. (Why did that guy behead everyone?)
- Long, descriptive passages that make it hard to follow the plot. (Okay, the description certainly helps bring the setting to mind, but there are often several pages of description for a few lines of dialogue/action).
- It's not clear why we should invest ourselves into the characters. (To be fair, I might not have given it enough time.)
If you choose to read it, beware there are vivid descriptions of r*pe, war violence and death.
Reasons:
- Over-sexualization of female characters. (A man beheads most of the people in the camp, but he makes one "funny" sound and the woman laughs coquettishly and is in love with him. An 11-year-old describes her older sister as having full lips and the "curves of womanhood". Apparently, none of the men are capable of looking at women without noticing their breasts, hips, scent, etc.)
- Sexual violence against female characters that does not advance the plot (including a child r*pe).
- General violence that also isn't well explained. (Why did that guy behead everyone?)
- Long, descriptive passages that make it hard to follow the plot. (Okay, the description certainly helps bring the setting to mind, but there are often several pages of description for a few lines of dialogue/action).
- It's not clear why we should invest ourselves into the characters. (To be fair, I might not have given it enough time.)
If you choose to read it, beware there are vivid descriptions of r*pe, war violence and death.