Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hex by Jenni Fagan

8 reviews

hex_agon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual violence

wytherwytch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Death, Child death, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism

emolr's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

crazytourists_books's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

A very sad book that leaves a huge weight on your chest.. 
The idea to let Geillis Duncan tell her story had so much potential, but I think the writer wanted so badly to pinpoint the cruelty, the injustices, the violence of men against women of all time, that it got too didactic, and made the narration weaker...
And let's not forget; we are the daughters and grandaughters of the women they didn't manage to kill, to break, to burn...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture

daisyrain98's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Cried and enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexism

josiee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death, and Domestic abuse

beebookcandle's review

fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence

lydiavsbooks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

A beautifully told story of the witch trials that reflects essentially on past and present violence again women.

Reads almost like poetry, and I think I would've gotten more from it if I'd been able to physically read and tab and highlight rather than reading the ebook.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement and Grief