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A review by theliteraryteapot
Femme interdite by Ali Al-Muqri
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Worst book I've ever read. A female protagonist being written by a man, I wasn't expecting much anyway. There were a whole lot of triggers too so my reading was awful and anxious really.
- From the second page, the female protagonist is sexualised by the writer when she looks at herself in the mirror (men thinking women see their body as a sexual object all the time like they do).
- Few pages later, an incest scene between two minor sisters, written by a grown man.
- A scene in which it is written that three women are raped, then the female protagonist is thinking she wants this too. No matter how the writer and other readers try to justify it, that is completely fucked up to write such things. There is no excuse, you have no idea how disgusting writing this is, how hurtful to women and victims it is. You cannot excuse it by saying 'i'm trying to depict a reality!' You clearly do not know the trauma so many have to deal with every single day. The author may really just be a sick and twisted sexually frustrated mf.
- Honestly, the entirety of this book felt as if the story was basically about a sexually frustrated woman. Damn we get it. Was the purpose to shock the reader? Did every scene really bring something to the table? Or was the writer really just horny?
- The characters were all annoying and men were all misogynistic, predators, manipulative and controlling.
I read this for uni, hated it, it triggered me a lot. I can't wait to get rid of this book (can't believe I had to spend 14€ on that).
- From the second page, the female protagonist is sexualised by the writer when she looks at herself in the mirror (men thinking women see their body as a sexual object all the time like they do).
- Few pages later, an incest scene between two minor sisters, written by a grown man.
- A scene in which it is written that three women are raped, then the female protagonist is thinking she wants this too. No matter how the writer and other readers try to justify it, that is completely fucked up to write such things. There is no excuse, you have no idea how disgusting writing this is, how hurtful to women and victims it is. You cannot excuse it by saying 'i'm trying to depict a reality!' You clearly do not know the trauma so many have to deal with every single day. The author may really just be a sick and twisted sexually frustrated mf.
- Honestly, the entirety of this book felt as if the story was basically about a sexually frustrated woman. Damn we get it. Was the purpose to shock the reader? Did every scene really bring something to the table? Or was the writer really just horny?
- The characters were all annoying and men were all misogynistic, predators, manipulative and controlling.
I read this for uni, hated it, it triggered me a lot. I can't wait to get rid of this book (can't believe I had to spend 14€ on that).
Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence