Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

47 reviews

hanathemah's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death and Death

logfan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

marahc's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

kettijane55's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

kayciedoom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

 I've put off reading this since it came out because the hype felt too overwhelming. I'm glad I finally read it but it didn't compare to the original trilogy for me. I enjoyed spending time in this world again and my favourite part was the first half, focusing on Malcolm's life in Oxford. The journey in the second half got a little repetitive and while it was pretty gripping while I was reading, on reflection I felt like something was missing. It does make sense that it felt unfinished, since it's only the first part of The Book of Dust. However unfortunately I don't feel that excited about finding out what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

vulturetime's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

The child abuse refers to one specific group that comes later in the book—it references an example of what they’ve done and they also drug babies. There’s also a story about the Church converting people and spreading that idea again.