Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

320 reviews

laerkelikesreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, Grief, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

livpaige93's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia

writer_egreene's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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: Racism, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

amandam71's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Murder

rachelagurley's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Dementia

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

liiiizzzk's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

There were parts that were slow and a little boring but the story was rich with characters and I really loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Dementia

readingrampage's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Death

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content