Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Terror by Dan Simmons

3 reviews

thissydknits's review against another edition

I had such high hopes. I love the setting of the story and the idea of the monster but I just can't handle the racism. It is beyond gratuitous. I can't see past how the Indigenous characters are talked about. You can't tell me that the racism is period-relevant. There are ways to write racist characters without referring to indigenous people solely using slurs and insults. In the end no matter how much I liked the plot I couldn't get past how unsafe the author makes me feel. I would even get into the fact that the WHITE author invented his own Inuit folklore inspired monster... Just watch the TV series, it is much better and far less racist and homophobic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

pubis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

jjjreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, and Pregnancy