Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

2 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Meg, you owe me for emotional damages! You owe me for something! My time back! I am owed!!!

Sick and twisted! But the book isn't bad. The best part is the creative writing. Extremely, vividly, wildly creative. 

This should be a lesson to all parents: if you're a bad enough parent your family tree might end up looking like a diamond!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, Abortion, and Abandonment

granasys's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Ther are few stories that I hated reading as much as I hate this particular book. It is written very well, so I could power through, but I definitely had to distance myself from the story itself. It was too much.
 
I never had any attraction to gore and horror, so it might be that, but I had a hard time understanding what is the reason for all the horrible and ugly things happening. It was shocking for sure, but felt as if only for the shock value.

I personally cannot relate to such weak main characters, who let others abuse and exploit them and loves them for it. It is also not that Oly is not aware, she knows and never questions it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol