Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

35 reviews

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

kelsea's review

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual violence

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is such a beautifully written book, one you luxuriate in and savour for every word, sentence and page. 

I absolutely loved the characters and the way their stories intertwined. I loved their complex relationships with each other and themselves, and the secondary characters were brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

wahitonyaga's review

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

mold_munchr's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

rekhainbc's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

reb_knits's review

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

foremmarightnow's review

emotional 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

5.0

A beautifully-painted and haunting tale of tragedy, trauma, and what connects us and keeps us together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

laratboulos's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility

arieloley's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This book was beautiful and moving. It captured a variety of relationships in a real and devastating light, while at the same time creating hope and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Pregnancy