Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon

146 reviews

rachel_reads_them_all's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

I could read this story a million times and not get tired of it. Gabaldon's story telling is so rich with detail, history and her story telling makes you forget that her books are so long. I can fall right into Claire's world, never missing a beat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, and Vomit

greenrosepdtl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

1.5

This book is way too slow with too many graphic rape scenes. One of which is legitimately torture and the author goes into DETAIL. I'm not sure a trigger warning even does it justice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Murder

_cararichardson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

My favorite part of this book is definitely the vibe that it sets. I like historical fiction and this is a great example of it. Gabaldon does a great job setting the scene, and her writing throughout the book is very pretty. I think the violence and sex is quite gratuitous, although I knew that going into this book. I found some parts of the book a bit slow and hard to read. I think Claire, at times, is a unreliable narrator so there was a few occasions where I didn’t know what she was talking about or what was going on. However, despite that I did find myself picking this book up again and again. I also thought the ending was nicely done. I’m not really invested enough to read the entire series, but I did enjoy outlander by itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexual content, and Violence

beebumle1125's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

reading_raina's review against another edition

The premise is interesting but it only gets you so far. I really can’t stand Claire and every decision she makes is frustrating and confusing. The setting of Scottish Highlands is what drew me in, but the mundane scenes in the castle and the tyrannical Jack Randall took away any enjoyment I experienced. 

You can have a historical drama/romance/period piece and not have themes of sexual assault. Stop writing this shit. It’s dehumanizing and books (and tv shows) like this perpetuate sexual violence in media. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

dexkit10's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

sytaylor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual violence

___tamara___'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was torture, but also thoroughly addictive. It wasn't particularly dark, but so much stuff Happened all the time, and it's all so Dramatic, I had to take several breaks in reading else I would have probably screamed from frustration.

Spoiler

I lost count of the number of times someone tried to either murder Claire or rape her. This has been already asked, but seriously, why all the rape? Captain Randall seemed to always be there. But the cherry on top? Claire swooping in to save Jaime, them making a deal with Randall, and then Claire getting attacked by wolves? I just couldn't.

  But I did want to finish it. I'm not sure how to rate my enjoyment of it though - 3 stars seems respectable but insufficient, and 4 stars doesn't measure up to the rest of my 4-star reads. So... 3.5? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Kidnapping

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

I enjoyed the first half of the book but by the end it honestly felt like the plot was there only to justify the smut. Jamie was my favorite character but by the end he had lost all semblance of personality and coherency in favor of whatever the plot or Claire's own arch required. Claire herself was very annoying and unlikable to me, but her actions and personality made sense for the plot so it's not really a critique and more of a lack of affinity on my part.
Gabaldon is a very good writer and I truly enjoyed the historical fantasy part of this. Not sure if I'd read the rest of the series after that infamous dungeon scene tho. Definitely read and heed the warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Rape, Ableism, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Xenophobia

emhaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, War, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion