Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, Chukwudi Iwuji

11 reviews

mmesoma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Physical abuse

maviemerveilleuse's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and War

noahsingh's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

corubo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was not bad but I think there could have just been more. The characters and what happened were good but the ending could have definitely been better so that was -0.5⭐️, and then I think the overall plot could have just been better so that’s -1⭐️ but I did enjoy reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Grief, and Murder

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Just check the content warnings. 🤕
A very dark book. 
I don’t know how I feel. I really just wanted it to end. It was exhausting the level of tragedy these children and this family went through. I’m just very shaken by this. It’s a lot. 

But I will also say that it was good. Despite the trauma that was just utterly dizzying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest and Rape

bibliophilekiera's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood and Abandonment

kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

When I first started this book, I was temped to give it up. But I pushed through, and loved it. This book has great, deep characters, a gripping plot and a beautiful setting. This book started off rough, but it ended with a new-found love of it. Cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

gear3232's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was a bit slow at times but I did enjoy it, I think that it shows a perspective that I don’t often see. However, you should not start reading this book because you are hoping for something cheerful or uplifting.

this book brought up a lot of conflicting emotions, the parents for example. In so many ways I dislike them, mainly the Father, for failing their children. But I also know how much they cared for their children and how hard they tried to provide a good life for them. I was somewhat confused by the ending. Was his brother actually there or was it some sort of hallucination? But I do think the book is well written and is a good example of how in some books there cannot be a happy ending. It would be far less meaningful if it ended any other way.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

abbyeck's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Rape