Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee

11 reviews

odius_hades's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

stabilesero's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Oh look, a book about the not-so-distant-future of the Tory government :) I think that's what I enjoyed the most out of this; I can actually see how the British class divides could come to this. (FYI, I would be one of those people blocked off and sacrificed to the sea, just saying.) And, there would 100% be a group of people who watch there homes flood and say "ah, it'll be fine in the morning." So blazé but so true. 
However, this is a classic case of 'I really enjoyed the premise but I could have done without the romance.' I am not a romance reader. I appreciate the LGBTQ+ representation, but I think it was more to do with Chance's age, I just felt very... Uncomfortable. It would serve to being more of a YA book to me than an adult dystopian. If it was Chance's mum in the relationship, I wouldn't have felt so cringe. I have to admit, I skipped past those parts. Chance just came across too young for me to believe and appreciate those parts.
Great concept and execution; the flowery prose and writing style reminds me of Sophie Mackintosh. But, overall, it wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

eacrunden's review

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

Brutally depressing but if you’re in the mood for a queer look at dystopia and the climate crisis coupled with poverty, domestic violence, and child rape this is for you (it is actually good! Just depressing as hell)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

suse_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Read this book for an uni seminar and what I loved most about it was probably the hopelessness. I really liked to read something so realistic without the mindset of “we can fix that, it will get better”. Sometimes you just have to realize that, no, you can’t do anything about it. It is not in your hands and you just have to try and make the best of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

wilwarinde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

I found this is some ways very challenging and yet easy to read.

It has really stuck in my head for days after, the characterisation, the location description and the utterly unexpected love story in the middle. Incredibly through provoking and visceral. The almost stream of consciousness writing style took a while to get into, then I flew through the book.

Loses points as I didn’t like the end at all. But that’s me and doesn’t detract from the utter necessity of people to read it, and do everything we can to avoid the future it imagines.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

ciarakilroy98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The premise, themes, and setting of this book are really interesting and likely why I stuck with this story for over 400 pages. Otherwise the choppy storytelling, weird pacing, and lack of payoff for some of the major developments made for a disappointing finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

the_tridentarii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Classism, and Deportation

franceselsie's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

cjlambert's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Rape and Suicide