Reviews tagging 'Outing'

I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb

2 reviews

rely's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I understand why people love this story. I had a hard time with the sexual assults and how they were seemingly excused. I feel like the women in this story were sacrificed on the alter of the men's stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Gaslighting

lets_book's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Outing, and Colonisation

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Death of parent, and War