Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Girls by Emma Cline

37 reviews

avasbookmark's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use and Murder

calisbooklog's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death

gwenisnonbinary's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Physical abuse

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

decie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Death of parent

nikitanila's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

cosycourtney's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

When I saw this at the library I had to get it and I’m so glad I read it after years of having it on my reading radar. I knew it was about a cult but was shocked when the details were familiar and I realized it mirrored the Manson Family cult. I was so intrigued by the perspective and love when typically male centered stories are retold centering the female POV. I found Evie’s character sooo interesting and loved the way Cline illustrated the way induction into cults or cult like communities is so easy yet complex at the same time. I wonder how everyone else feels but I felt like Suzanne was protecting Evie the whole time. I think it is stated that, that would be the easy way to think of it but I still think in some regard it’s true. Overall, the novel was enthralling, intrigued and wildly unique. I also borrow Daddy from the library so I’m very keen to read that over the coming weeks too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Murder, and Sexual harassment

groverreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

Bored teenager thinks she is special and does profound things, but she doesn’t. Overhyped book, pretty boring read! Some nice prose though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

nirellis's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

3.75 but I’ll round up for the sake of the writing. 

This was a trip but the writing style was easy to read and filled with quotable lines and insights that made me think of my girlhood. 

Not quite sure what to take away from this book but it was a good filler to read in between fantasy books and got me pretty spooked at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bethybooevans's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Just didn’t live up to the hype or my personal expectations at all. I felt that the present day Evie and the narrative surrounding Sasha and Julian was very irrelevant and a lots of unnecessary content just to give the comparison between younger Evie and Sasha.
The book would have been more engaging had the focus been on the cult and the facts surrounding it. 
However, the gruesome men were portrayed well and Evie’s relationship with Susanne was intriguing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Blood