Trigger warning for child abuse and rape. Sympathy for fictional characters is often a matter […]
A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore, by Mohamed Mansi Qandil
Trigger warning for rape. A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore, by Mohamed Mansi Qandil […]
The Afterlife of Kenzaburo Tsuruda, by Elisabeth Wilkins Lombardo
Content warning for rape. Every culture has its stories and rituals for death. In The Afterlife […]
Praise Song for the Butterflies, by Bernice L. McFadden
Trigger warning for rape and physical abuse. Praise Song of the Butterflies, by Bernice L. […]
Ohio, by Stephen Markley
Trigger warning for rape. Stephen Markley’s Ohio is a novel grows ever more devastating the deeper we […]
Before She Sleeps, by Bina Shah
Trigger warning for references to rape. The women of Green City have one duty. As […]
Freshwater, by Akwaeke Emezi
Trigger warnings for rape, abuse, and self-harm. Mental illness is difficult enough to talk about […]
The Lost for Words Bookshop, by Stephanie Butland
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Lovejoy Cardew is in hiding. She has good reasons for […]
Cult X, by Fuminori Nakamura
Trigger warning for rape. I found Fuminori Nakamura’s Cult X (translated by Kalau Almony) infuriating. I […]
Hotel Silence, by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Jónas is the kind of man who lives for others. He’s kind. He’s accommodating. But […]