Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Traitor by Seth Dickinson

8 reviews

liokamino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

perfect fucking book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

temporaryspell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Promising revenge story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

noetherian's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

A book that paces along the fence between depiction and glorification of imperialism's abuses. There are interesting ideas, compelling characters, and a world with history, but it's all chaff for the machinery of whatever may happen in the sequels. If the ends justify the means, how is one to determine whether to keep reading this series? I suspect fans of economics and war will love her better than I could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

Minor: Torture, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Eugenics

elizafiedler's review against another edition

Something about the way this book talks about colonization struck me as a bit off even at first, but I thought maybe it was just because the beginning was a bit rushed. No, it felt more off as I went along, and so did the LGBTQ characters. After reading a few critical reviews going into the problematic representation in the book, I'm no longer interested in reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

jurizprudence's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

pov: you open this expecting a witty review and plot summary but are instead greeted by a video of me screaming sobbing throwing up etc for 30 minutes straight

but really. this book is a masterpiece that examines an in-depth portrayal of colonization, morality, political machinations, and the horrors of empire. it's about a super smart and super repressed gay accountant and her singular goal to avenge her family and free her homeland by rising high enough in the Masquerade’s hierarchy to destroy it from within. lots of economics, finance, and monetary polices that will challenge your mind. the prose is immaculate and the plot and twists were finely executed. really dark and gritty, it tackles colonialism and its tolls on the oppressed and subjugated in a realistic way, and because of that, it is not an easy read. cw for almost everything, because this book (the whole series itself) does not hold back from horrifying topics. honestly one of the best books i've read, and i'm already calling it, also one of my favorite reads this year.

read this if you like smart and clever heroines, political intrigue, tragic sapphic romance, grotesque amount of pain and betrayal, and long-lasting emotional damage. the main ship can jam to my tears ricochet ‼

read this and get ready to be devastated by dashing lesbians with unlimited loyalty. come join me and come cry with me :'(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and War

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Trafficking

mayaccountant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

oziads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

This book is set within a violently eugenicist empire and deals heavily in the horrors of imperialism and colonialism.

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

Rating: B 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit