Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Pod by Laline Paull

14 reviews

elerireads's review

emotional sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

A bizarre and impressive book. It's fairly compact but manages to immerse you completely in the marine world and societal structures of multiple different species. My marine biology knowledge is minimal so I have no idea how well they reflect reality but it felt comprehensive and compelling. All the characters felt so real and individual. Somehow, through dolphins and whales and fish, the author managed to incorporate all sorts of interesting perspectives on gender and power dynamics and disability and race and parenthood and consent and displacement and coexisting with cultural differences. And of course, fundamentally it's a book that gives voice to the voiceless and mostly unseen victims of the destruction we're wreaking on marine ecosystems. As I said, impressive book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

katewhite77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A strange book which would not be everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

A super unique book that will stick with me for a long time. Very emotional. 

Please stop eating fish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief