Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

9 reviews

heyheyheyhey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

poffin's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

This book had me... Really moved.
At first I didn't like it; the characters were way too middle-class for me.
But then, I got into the groove, I think when Joey started to kind of bond with the neighbors. From then on, I couldn't put it down.
It's "just" life and its accidents, but it's *so* on the nose, you need to know what comes up next. The characters (being the absolute focus of the book) are beautifully written, complex, deep. It's 800 pages, yeah, but it does definitely not feel like it.
I wouldn't recommend it if you like reading about stories more than people.
The books deals with a lot of complex topics (ethics, infidelity, ecology, parenting...) more delicately than you'd think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

sslinkard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

jss97's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Rape

annapolly14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

never have i thought a writer could be so pretentious yet the book be so completely engaging. it is so obvious from the writing that franzen and i do not have the same life experiences and philosophies, yet i've thought about this book nearly every day since i've read it. every single character in this book is utterly detestable but i found myself caring about what happens to them. obviously docked points for falling into the common male-author-writing-women phenomenon, but overall fantastic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

xandrav's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Excrement, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Death, and Death of parent

cherry_02's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, and Car accident

paigemushaw's review against another edition

challenging funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Rape

danielthesecond's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

I had such a good time with this book! Franze manages to tell a sprawling narrative that can be reaching out in 3+ different directions, yet it never feels like too much, and it manages to create intimacy and understanding between the reader and every character that you come across, no matter how unlikeable they may have seemed when they were first introduced. 

There were some flaws and issues that I had, the ending didn't particularly work for me

I felt that after an entire book of arguing and general unhappiness between patty and Walter, them getting back together was the most depressing thing that could've possibly happened, I mean, I just wanted something good for Walter, after all the shit he went through with Lalitha, he just deserved something good that didn't equate to the resurrection of a doomed marriage!! also patty was very miserable too! her coming back into his life seemed like such a strange move from her I guess??? idk, I might be alone on this one 

but other than that, it was wonderful!! would highly, highly, highly recommend, pls read, good book, v nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape