Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

7 reviews

hyacintaos's review

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Having read this book as part of a university assessment three years ago, The Natural Way of Things quickly became one of my favourite novels of all time. I think it does a fantastic job in portraying what it means to be a woman in Australia, especially one who finds herself unwillingly caught up in the scandals of men. The physical isolation of the story’s protagonists mirrors the emotional turmoils of being unwillingly silenced and forced against speaking out about cruel treatment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Violence, and Slavery

phoebees's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Rape, and Cursing

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Charlotte Wood is a magnificent writer (at least she was here. It's my first time reading her stuff idk if this tracks lol) but not a very good storyteller. If you wanna read a BOOK book and are more knowledgeable about natural/animal symbolism and how it connects to the Adult Female™️ and into other basic (white) feminism then this is a book you might enjoy more than I did. I just liked the dystopian, shut-in setting but the rest was ugly and boring and had no real culmination. Also there are parts that can be a little transphobic (tbf, I don't think the author meant it like that, it just reads that way) so beware of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Transphobia

ratking's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood and Vomit

hanleest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

lonelytourist's review

tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

liliesofthevalley's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Great book with a confusing and unsatisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence