Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

34 reviews

autisticbucky's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Hate crime and Sexual harassment

eemadeeberry's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Islamophobia

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Excrement

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.5

okay don’t come for me, but i didn’t love this one 

it had SO much potential - superb storyline, beautiful characters, deeply important topic, beautiful writing, meaning ✅ 

but it didn’t impact me emotionally (maybe i’m dead inside). it felt incomplete, lacking depth, rushing the reader through to get to a non-ending. i wanted more character development, more emotional expression, more words, more description. i maybe would have appreciated it more as a short story? i don’t know

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

aly97's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

hannahhmh's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual harassment

julesfrigault's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: War

emvdw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I read this as the atrocious situation in Gaza was evolving and it was very sobering and made it quite a hard read for me. Not because of the book itself, but the context made it hard to get through. Part of the message of the book, of course, is that this context is happening all the time, all over, so I shouldn't have a hard time reading this book NOW as opposed to any other time, but it is undeniable that the news cycle has an effect on what is on the forefront of your mind.

I really liked this book. It is written in a very peculiar way, and it feels a bit detached sometimes. This is what held me back from giving it a full 5 stars, because I didn't feel fully connected to the characters. It's a bit hard to describe, but I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a quick, but challenging and interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and War

seraphimgt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

Beautiful prose and interesting themes to reflect on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and War

Minor: Sexual assault

miachalupa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent