Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Kadonnut mies by Jane Harper

42 reviews

pisces1_1318's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse

joe_dmh's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

original_jen's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

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

4.25

This book is haunting. The main character is complex and fully fleshed out, the setting is amazing, both beautiful and frightening, and the story is gripping. I found myself getting into the story more and more with each chapter.

This book details the sadness and toll of isolation in a bautifully sad way. I found myself feeling deeply moved by the main character, even though he was not perfect. He was not without faults, but the punishmet he received far exceeds his crime. Human isolation is a main theme on this book, and it is devastating, the smallest gesture of human affection for someone starved of it for a decade is so filled with joy and dispair at the same time. The family relationships were put in a very intimate and realistic way. And there is a sense of foreboding, up until the last revelation.

The final twist was surprising, although mostly for me because it became second to Nathan's feelings and thoughts. I couldn't help but to feel a kindness towards him. At the end, even peripheral characters have more layers and complexity than what I initially thought. I definitely recommend this book and will eagerly read more from the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

_vita_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Murder

popsicleplease's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

minapmreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Initially slow to get in to, however by midway the suspense increased. Some annoying page turning tricks. In the end a good read, made feel sad and hopeful. Doesn't make you want to live in outback Australia.

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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? N/A

3.0

Jane Harper’s The Lost Man was slow from the start, and never really picked up for me. While the concept seemed interesting, I can’t say it panned out the way I was hoping. The characters attempted to be interesting, but the lack of surroundings and repetition of stories prevented them from having any real depth. Also, this story makes it hard, extremely hard, to like or feel bad for any of the characters, including those who have died. Yes, everyone has baggage, but this book focused more on unraveling the images of characters than it really did on solving the mystery surrounding Cam’s death. For me, this book was longer than it needed to be for a place where nothing happens, and the characters weren’t interesting enough to save the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

kirstyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

bookstorian's review against another edition

4.0

I'm a keen enthusiast of a mystery read and needed something quick and thrilling to finish off the month - while I didn't find this book entirely thrilling, there were many mysteries that slowly unravelled as I read. 

The Bright family have been part of the Balmarra landscape for over a hundred years when one of the three brothers is found laying dead at the infamous Stockman's grave. Although his death if quickly written off as suicide, Nathan, the eldest brother can't seem to shake the feeling that there is more to the story. 

There were many classic Jane Harper elements to this story that I loved including the establishment of place - it was so vivid and real, you could sense the isolation and heat of the land as well as the character's relationship with it. The character's were also well fleshed out, most of them had a backstory that not only gave them colour, but also motive. The infusion of outback myth/ghost stories as well as some of the moral decisions made by the characters was awesome as well as the exploration of family and the cyclical nature of abuse. 

Whilst the story took a little while to unfurl, I liked that it allowed me to make my own hypothesis about how Cameron died. 

I'm glad I can finally tick another Jane Harper novel off my TBR! 

Similar to 'The Dry' by Jane Harper and 'The Wrong Woman' by JP Pomare.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault