Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

7 reviews

readerette's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I didn't find the dialogue believable, but the inside look at the war was devastatingly tangible. It's fiction, of course, but feels very real, pulling no punches with emotional and physical trauma, the atrocities that come with war, and how serving in a world war (no matter in what capacity) transformed people, broke them, and sometimes put them back together again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism

tlaynejones's review

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Drug use

ncamp214's review

adventurous emotional informative 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? No

4.5

The first 150 pages of this book were is DESPERATE need of an editor. If those pages had been cut down to 50, this book would have been 5 stars. It takes too long to get to the action, but once it does I couldn't put it down. It a beautiful story of friendship, bravery, and resilience. I enjoyed all of the characters, though in the first pages Irene sounded like an idiot with an idealized version of war in her head. That quickly changed when the action started. While she kept some of her more idealized versions she quickly learned and adapted to what war is truly like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Alcohol

jo845's review

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Scenes from the Holocaust Bombing

ecidnac's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and War

Moderate: Grief and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

creativerunnings's review

challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

1.25

It is really disappointing that in this day and age we are still portraying women in ways that are misogynistic and inaccurate.

The descriptions of the women in this book sound like they are told from the point of view of a fourteen year old male teenager. 

Women don't just lust after every male that comes into their view. Nor do they squeal in excitement when they all have their periods at the same time. (What?!)

This was dull because the main characters, the women, were superficial and completely unrealistic as a result.

It's a shame that a serious topic like WWII can end up so flat and almost gaudy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and War

laheath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Excellent account of a little-known division of women in the American Red Cross whose job was to improve troop morale by driving their Clubmobiles across Europe, following troops to the front lines to serve donuts and coffee.  Although this is historical fiction, the author based the story on his mother's experiences, along with those of her colleagues, in this elite group.  Don't be fooled by the simple cover picture or the seemingly light-hearted description.  This was no cushy job, and their gripping story runs the gamut of WWII experiences including why they joined, friendships formed, danger at the front lines, R&R, involvement in the resistance, liberation of a concentration camp, and war injuries both physical and mental.  Although this book drew me in at the beginning, I couldn't put it down for the last 20% or so.

Thanks to the publishers for including the all-important author's note in the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Sexual harassment