Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Tvornica lutaka by Elizabeth Macneal

12 reviews

midnightcomets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Brutal like beauty and fresh like freedom, this book was a surprise to me, but a good one. I found it very spine-chilling and very interesting, and I really liked the ways in which for every character art and beauty was a different thing, as well as freedom and identity. There is a lot one can discuss about it, and some very interesting historical details were woven into the plot. Honestly, I enjoyed it immensely and will gladly pick up more by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Classism

books_for_the_bat's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Excrement, and Classism

skyegbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I didn't so much like the vague ending.

My heart breaks for Albie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

dorien_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, and Classism

kathymn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual content

mary_juleyre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. What a read! This is an immediate classic in my mind and I'll be reading it again very soon.

The thing I appreciated the most is how so delightfully balanced the author is with her details. She doesn't shy away from how gross Victorian London was, but she doesn't use it for shock value, either. She is clearly well-researched in the history and language of the time, but she doesn't spoon feed the reader with it. 
It was truly a delight to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

midnacine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really loved this. There's a beautiful analogy of art used throughout the story and the characters are all so intriguing. I will definitely be reading this again in the future, but definitely check content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

pollydye's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

idk what i was expecting but it wasn’t … that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

lissyir's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

 I recently picked up the doll factory from a local second hand bookstore after snubbing it at Waterstones when it was released, well I wish I picked it up sooner! This Victorian Era novel explores the concept of a woman's freedom. Iris begins the novel entrapped and restricted, when she is swept up as an artist’s model she blossoms in her new gilded cage, little does she know a sinister collectors obsession is growing.
I loved how gripping this novel was, the romance with Louis was so beautiful and a striking contrast to the Silas chapters which left me unnerved. The pace was fast and exciting and the characters are flawed and genuine which made them easy to connect with. This book has been compared with the miniaturist which I read earlier in the year and I don’t agree with this at all, The Doll Factory is definitely the superior read in my opinion. My only grievance is the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I was hoping it would be, it wasn’t bad but I just wanted more from it.
Overall a beautiful read and I recommend you pick this one up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content