Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hex by Jenni Fagan

22 reviews

erco's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

creatureof_nature's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Physical abuse

extraaardvark's review

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

dany_casimiro's review against another edition

4.75

Long Story Short: Love to feel this carved hex on my heart.

Hex is a tale about a witch who is about to be hanged and the girl who perhaps travels through time to be with her during her last days. Amazing character build-up woven by a very dark and whimsical narrative, with a poignant social and feminist critique.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Torture, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body horror

charnewb's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child death, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Body horror

faenth's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, and Violence

molthetroll's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Torture

annemaries_shelves's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

An absolutely perfect (albeit dark) read while on vacation in Edinburgh this summer.

It's dark and violent and sad, as we spend 100 pages with Geillis Duncan, a witch imprisoned in 1591 for witchcraft, as she meets with a witch named Iris from the future. Fagan packs a lot in about womanhood, gender expectations and roles, classism and power dynamics, religion, and the culpability of society in allowing these witch burnings to happen. As expected, it gets a little heavy-handed at times, but considering the limitations of a novella (and the beautiful writing), I'm fine with it.

I really appreciated Geillis and Iris's dynamic and relationship - it was lovely to read. 

Definitely recommend as a short, dark read about the realities of witch hunts.

CW: graphic descriptions of torture (including rape), imprisonment, death by hanging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, and Classism

medini_l's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, and Physical abuse