Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Women's Room by Marilyn French

6 reviews

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

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

4.5

 The Women’s Room is a modern feminist classic. It follows Mira, from her life as a dissatisfied housewife in the 1950s and 1960s, through her return to university as an older student. Along the way we meet many of her friends which provides a slightly broader lens to view the experiences of women at the time. This book is a little bloated and its feminism is not particularly intersectional; a lesbian relationship features prominently later in the book, but the women are predominantly white. This isn’t a perfect book but it made me rage and cheer at all the right places and I’m glad to have finally read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Domestic abuse

quantumponies's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

rosalind's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Classism, Excrement, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Self harm, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Alcohol, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, War, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Fascinating book for its cultural significance and its view of protofeminism. I do want to urge anyone considering reading it (women especially) to check they’re in a robust place before diving in. It’s fairly bleak and relentlessly so. Take as many breaks as you need and remember that hope is important to your well-being, so guard your sense of it!

floorvandalen's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse

kkulhannie's review

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, and Body shaming

sarahpopham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence