Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The First Bad Man by Miranda July

3 reviews

lexigrce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

2.5

thought it couldn’t get weirder and then it did again and again and again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

grannycat's review against another edition

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? Yes

0.5

Honestly, this book made me feel sick. Take the content warnings seriously - it depicts some very disturbing sexual relationships. One such relationship is between a

man in his late 60s and a 16 year old girl, described in explicit detail and never once portrayed as something harmful. In fact, the young girl seems to exist only as a romantic rival for the older female protagonist.

The protagonist

has detailed sexual fantasies about becoming various men and raping the much younger woman who lives with her. One of these men is the girl’s own father.

All of this is glossed over and just used as character development for the protagonist (who doesn’t develop meaningfully anyway). I really wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone. It has its sweet moments, but most of it is weird and fucked up and not worth anyone’s time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, and Antisemitism

sabrinames's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape