Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Ham on rye by Charles Bukowski

2 reviews

theraindiary's review against another edition

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

1.0

Found the book incredibly disturbing especially because its semi-autobiographical. Don't understand why this is such an acclaimed book, the misogyny is astounding. 

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crystxlxsxd's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I can’t lie, this was quite disturbing at many points and I’m sure you’d have been able to read my face during these parts. Though I wouldn’t say any of it is sinister or horrific, just uneasy insight to how things could be during this era in particular. I was as satisfied with the ending as I could have been, though you aren’t really getting a plot so much as a walkthrough of a saddening coming of age.

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