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Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
20 reviews
livcashmere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
He also talks about how fat the main character is approximately 10000 times. Unnecessary and typical for a male writer. I literally know everything about the physical appearance of the female characters but all the male characters descriptions are like “African male”. Every character is incredibly simple and two-dimensional with clear reflections of colonialism throughout the text.
The individual investigations were sweet but I won’t be reading any further books in this series.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
koplomps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent
rebekah_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Infidelity and Misogyny
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
mgcalder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
seanml's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
ailsaod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Rape
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Misogyny, and Death of parent
alyssa_moni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
morganperks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
fyre_flies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder