Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

4 reviews

savsim's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual content and Acephobia/Arophobia

alisonvh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

I don’t think I liked this book, but it’s very well written. I might just need to sit with it for a while, or maybe it just wasn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A book on what it means to be human... It sounds simple, and yet it's beautifully poignant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexism