Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Liebes Arschloch by Virginie Despentes

6 reviews

gritsgritsgrits's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

natalieba's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

A success for me but just barely. I was captured by the title and premise when perusing a bookstore but the actual read felt a bit overworked. In the end I get what the author was trying to do but it felt like a lot of the same on the way to getting there. I know that many of the topics she was tackling (drug abuse/recovery, primarily) are like that - one step forward two steps back - and when you have two (occasionally three) characters moving towards growth that can happen a lot. As a sympathetic reader, I was easily swayed by the “arguments” (writings) of each person, so that was exhausting as well. Overall, I appreciate what the author was taking on but it wasn’t an enjoyable read for me (not to mention, I was ready to move on from shielding the title in front of my children and general audiences 🤣). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

meso24's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

solshineytb's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

loved this book, it's nothing like I have ever read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

whatson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and War