Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Ohio by Stephen Markley

13 reviews

dovdl's review

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

claraarianne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

h_preadsagin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written. A great, sad, emotional journey through the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Murder

alexisstanifer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A little tough to get through at the beginning, but pushing through those initial pages is worth it. The author takes all these small, minute details & pieces them together excellently. There are A LOT of characters & minor details in this book that become important as the book progresses, so I would not say this is a casual read. All in all a very good twist on the traditional thriller novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

nellem's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

5.0

I almost stopped reading, because I didn't like the first character, but wow! what a big story. I'll read this author again, and I'll reread this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and War

angie_ray's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

matthewosborne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I struggled with the first 50 or so pages of this book where it seemed to just be cliches about small town Ohio.

I am very happy I stuck with it. Ohio hit home for me and elicited audible reactions after I had been sucked in.

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Content Warnings

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

lv00009's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and War

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

What a book. Through the lens of a group of disaffected 20 somethings who came of age during the early aughts, this book is an unflinching indictment of toxic masculinity and how it exerts its force on the personal and the global. This book follows a group of old high school friends crashing back together on one fateful and devastating night, and examines the ways that we all try to create stories out of memory, and the consequences that lay within. An incandescent debut novel from Stephen Markley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jstar98's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts