Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The World According to Garp by John Irving

19 reviews

paula357's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

i liked the style of writing and story, though it definitely reminded me too much of ‘the last chairlift’. also i found the explicit description of violence and rape quite disturbing. would definitely not reread

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Violence

benegesserwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Dementia, and Alcohol

fabergegirl's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

I have never read a book quite like this. Full of complex (and not so complex) characters, few I really enjoyed. For a novel published in 1978, some of the themes within are extremely relevant (sexuality, feminism, trans-visibility, gender roles and expectations).  The conclusion of the novel felt rushed, but intentional. I appreciate a good, full-circle moment. I would recommend for someone looking for some absurdist fiction and doesn’t mind a long-winded, dramatic journey. It was frustrating to read at times, but I see the vision now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, and Murder

mrodrr's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

knenigans's review against another edition

4.0

I'm genuinely not sure if I actually liked this book or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

joseph_fertitta's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

molluscus's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: Rape

Moderate: Transphobia

aaron444's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and War

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I did not like it 😬 Most of the time I was either bored or irritated, interspersed with short periods of false hope that the story might finally be getting interesting.

The writing was engaging, humorous and honestly very skillful, but it doesn’t make up for a story that just didn’t hold my interest at all. I would have DNF’ed after the first chapter if I hadn’t been so curious to know what people actually like about this book (I didn’t find out).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and War

arushibhaskar's review against another edition

slow-paced

Couldn't finish. The r*pe in the beginning wiped me out completely. Literally, if I could, I would throw this book 5,000 km away from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape