Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

34 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

00yunje's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood

annalu's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

casira's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Lesbophobia and Colonisation

thatfrankman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

sapphicreaderlucy's review

challenging dark hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This was an emotional, raw story of a family and how they move through trauma they have faced. The writing was really beautiful and I loved how they used food to illustrate the emotions and situations in the story. I loved the diverse queer cast in this story and my favorite character was probably Taiye. This book reminded me of "Girl, Woman, Other" which is another great book. I loved watching the characters unpack their own trauma through reconnecting with their family. This book has a lot of insight in the ways in which everyone carries their trauma with them, and how it informs our different perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

greydaze's review

emotional mysterious 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

I think this might have just become one of my favourite books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

axel_p's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

OMG, I absolutely loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

julessssss's review

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

sometimes i swear the universe gives you things you need sometimes, and this book feels like it was much needed for me (i found it searching through available ebooks on Libby)

this is a novel about trauma, family, friends, myth/spirituality, history, and healing - especially about healing, even if that healing takes time (and a lot of it) or support from those around you

it is heavy in some ways, but light in other distinct ways - would definitely recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

ce_read's review against another edition

I wasn't connecting with the characters like I wanted to. Maybe if I was reading instead of listening to the book it would have hit different, but 1/3 of the way in and there has been almost no plot. So more of a slow, episodic, picture painting kind of story than a plot driven one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death