Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

15 reviews

plums__'s review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Classic tale about good and evil, a reflection on morality through the lense of a gripping adventure. An absolute blast to read in the summertime, accompanied me to the other side of the world and still had me on a chokehold for months. Had a blast. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Violence

I have to add something I never heard anyone talk about whilst talking about this book and it's a couple of very specific scenes that I found quite triggering. I'm referring to the

implied rape scene the phisical violence that insues, the killing of the woman (and her extreme objectification) that I felt was so unnecessary and was just a harsh reminder of how fare we've come from the times in which this book was written;; on the same note, particularly disgusting was the execution scene in Rome, even if it's quite informative both from an historical point of view and in the developement of the Count's character.

krabschass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Rape

brodi727's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book Oh my God many times I forgot I was in the real world I was so invested and I didn't even realize I had read 200 pages in one sitting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

kmhst25's review against another edition

3.75

I bought a cheap copy of this book only to realize that it was actually an abridged version, just as I was about to start reading it. So I donated that copy and got a full-length version from the library. 

Now that I’ve read it, I rather wish I’d just stuck with the abridged one, because there’s an extremely entertaining tale in here, but it’s really bogged down by repetitiveness, objectionable (and generally completely unnecessary) comments and stories, wish fulfillment, and confusing passages that could be attributable to poor translation, poor writing, or purposeful use of contradictory language, but just aren’t explained enough to really make sense of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, and Kidnapping

gwynnfox's review against another edition

There is just so much of this story that seems unnecessary. Who cares that he owned the winning horse that ne named after an acquaintance? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

romeroreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

deinol's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

jowashere's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape and Antisemitism

querciola's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Slavery