Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

18 reviews

goldensisyphus's review against another edition

This book is not about consensual nonconsent, it is not sexy. It is literally about rape and brainwashing, and everyone -literally everyone - fails the female main character. It is the epitome of what is wrong with everything everywhere, and is exhausting and depressing as all f*** to read. It did nothing but disgust and anger me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Sexual content

apetersen3's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Rape, Confinement, and Physical abuse

wabbitrabbit's review against another edition

Rape in the first chapter and reviews of non-consensual bdsm/sex for the rest of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

lpendergran's review against another edition

dark tense

2.0

I kept waiting for something good to happen, but it just kept getting worse and worse. Felt like I was watching a train wreck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Physical abuse

annick's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

1.0

Overly indulgent. Repetitive. Tedious second half.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, and Slavery

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

thefeministthumb's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

aether_seawo1f's review against another edition

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? No

1.0

Anne rice cannot write sex well. It’s not that it’s like anatomically incorrect or anything, it’s just repetitive AF. Like someone read a textbook about S&M and applied the knowledge with all of the passion and creativity of someone doing math homework. It does not seem her protagonist has the ability or Knowledge  to consent frequently and overall it was creepy and not enjoyable 

Like a lot of the feminist retellings of fairytales choose to keep the implied or explicit rapes but use it to say something about or criticize the society that enables it. Anne rice is just like “it’s feminist because a woman is one of the abusers and my characters enjoy assault eventually”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

mximlay's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

skygurr04's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Rape