Reviews tagging 'Rape'

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

14 reviews

darby15's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Mass/school shootings

mibramowitz's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Eating disorder

maureen's review against another edition

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

1.75

struggled to finish this. my interest was sparked at the start but it never really clicked for me, and then it started to go downhill unfortunately

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape