Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

230 reviews

strawbrifieldsforever's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

the subject matter is taken seriously, written with skill, and serves a purpose in the story / to discuss aspects of post-war society.

nonsense's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

jhyns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and War

Minor: Rape

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and War

rachel_doesmath's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

anditsreal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Loved it. I was hoping for a different ending, but it would have been too simple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

layeredirony's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

my heart went out to nao but i did feel slightly disconnected with ruth & oliver. i enjoyed the story a lot and i love how you peel back layers of who these people are as the book progresses and even towards the very end. i think the characterizations for nao's side of the story are strong, and are definitely stronger vs the characterizations for the characters in ruth's story. 

tbh parts did confuse me esp with the stuff about quantum mechanics/physics in the latter part, and idk if i really completely understood the book haha but i learned a lot from reading nao's story and how her character develops throughout the book. i really liked jiko and haruki #1, especially reading the latter's diaries! it was very thought-provoking reading his thoughts about humanity in the time of war.

my heart  broke with haruki #2. and on that note, i really like the little detail of members of the family sharing similarities!

i was happy with the ending -

it felt like they each got a good ending without being overly cheesy/cliche (e.g. them meeting in person)

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overall, not my fave but im happy i read this! learned a lot through the characters' experiences and left me with a lot of thoughts re: time and humanity to ponder on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual assault

lulaabees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

i have really mixed feelings. this book has a lot of beautiful, carefully crafted moments about existence and time and persistence in doing the right thing in harrowing circumstances. i do think some of the paragraphs in this book will stay with me from how luminous and achingly human they were. but something about the writing was a little grating to me (i could not tell you why. personal feeling, but it did keep me from connecting with any of the characters)... i also have to point out that the author does drop slurs in this book, and while i can't comment on the j slur being there because it is reclaimed by the author (though at some point... a white man... uses it?), there is also the e slur casually being dropped and mentions of "political correctedness" (abbreviated to "PC") which feels a tad... condescending? but that's it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, and War

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

frinsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide