Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

45 reviews

madelinequinne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

A hard and heartbreaking memoir to get through, but so important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

helenamichelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

laurenvoice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Being Lolita: a memoir is brave, raw and emotional.

Giving this memoir anything less than five stars would be an insult. Alisson Wood bared her heart and soul in telling her story of power and abuse. Wood beautifully intertwined her story with Nabokov's story Lolita.

Part i was about grooming and emotional manipulation.

Part ii was about emotional and physical abuse.

Part iii was about discovering the truth, breaking the cycles and patterns of being in abusive relationships, and relearning what love is. Part iii spoke about the language used in stories to manipulate the reader, like in Lolita.

In this memoir, Wood made reference to Disney princesses: Ariel, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty; all these girls, portrayed as young and vulnerable, needing a "grown man", their prince, to save them. There were references to Alice in Alice in Wonderland, who was a child, small and vulnerable. And there were references to Lolita, Dolores Haze, a young girl, a child abused by an adult man, described as the seductress, as the one with all the power. When in fact, it was Humbert with all the power. Just like Alisson, she never had the power in her story; she was vulnerable and preyed upon; the teacher held all the power, and he used language and stories to manipulate her.

Being Lolita: a memoir is an emotional but empowering read. To understand the references made within this book, I would recommend reading Lolita by Nabokov. However, Wood does a spectacular job of speaking about the use of language used by Nabokov to manipulate the reader. Being Lolita: a memoir is an essential read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm

iinasomnia's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Self harm, and Pregnancy

hate_crimed_at_chilis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

literaryrambles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

janinagnes's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

hannakutlu's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Self harm