Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Ayiti by Roxane Gay

40 reviews

cath_collette's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

texreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

These short stories about women in Haiti or its diaspora are painful and poignant, sometimes hopeful and sometimes despairingly sad. Some feel so real I thought they were autobiographical. They are not but I felt I learned so much about the author from reading them. This is the first I’ve read by Gay and it was so good. I look forward to reading another one by her. Having just finished a book of short stories about Nepal, with what I felt were incomplete and contained gratuitous scenes of se*, Gay has some stories without endings and certainly contain very intimate scenes. But it feels like her stories have real purpose and so does the intimacy—they are important parts of the stories. This is a short read, and worth anyone’s time to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

rrmcpheeters's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

noormehn's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

I found this book delightful! The writing style is clear and intentional, the story lines are gripping and unpredictable. Perfect book for getting out of a reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

augustaholyfield's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, and War

aladybug19's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Xenophobia

ji_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia and War

This book can be finished in a day but I recommend having some stories sit and steep. Very diverse and interesting tales of the Haitian diaspora.

teilorann's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

rachelloyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Violence, and War