Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

300 reviews

lizdon's review

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Infertility

lotte_172's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Bullying

paris_olivia's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Mental illness, and Sexual content

alayasmith's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Murder

pixelited's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Violence, and Racism

jessiesnoww's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Classism, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Self harm

lee_brahms's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

serenaac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Violence

kulit's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

As beautiful as it was sad. The mystery, a good addition to wrap everything together.

Couple of things that kept me from giving a strong 5 - 

1) I feel Kya was over sexualized in a way not needed for the story, so much that I had notes that the writing geared towards the "male gaze", a thought confusing when I remembered it was written by a woman.

2) some moments that would have benefited from "show don't tell", mostly around Kya's development and relationships. I wish we had seen more of how her skills grew, and how complex her feelings and interactions are, considering her isolation. I saw the intent, but found it slightly lacking.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence