Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Trust Exercise: A Novel by Susan Choi

34 reviews

pastel_janelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

hedyharper's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

katiebowers's review against another edition

challenging dark

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

DNF. A lot of the reviews of this book call it overwrought, which yeah, there is a lot of intensity in the descriptive writing, and for me, it was unappealing. But ultimately why I put it down was that there were just, I felt, way too many graphic sex scenes featuring 15-year-olds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

btothebooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.75

The only reason I finished this book was because it was the last one I needed to finish my reading challenge for the year. Otherwise I would have DNF’ed it around 30 pages in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit

omnipresent_photon's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Vomit

nwordsmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

siobhanward's review against another edition

challenging slow-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

2.0

 I don't know if I didn't like the characters, or the plot, or what, but this was a slog. I'm not sure what I was supposed to be thinking while I read this book - the second part of the book was interesting as it unraveled a lot of the first part, but then the end felt detached from the rest of the book and it left me wondering what had happened (and not in a good way).

The plot was hard to stomach - a lot happens in this book that is really just hard to read, and it isn't made any better by the fact the characters feel like odd caricatures (which is explained in the second part of the book, but didn't make the first part easier to read). This book has very mixed reviews, but one reviewer put it well in that if you don't like it in the first ~50 or so pages, you won't like it at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

hollyglolightly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

It’s metafiction. 🤯 The whole point is to hate the things people say they hate, which is why you have to trust the author long enough to keep going to parts 2 and 3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

travisppe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The format of this book is going to stick with me for a long time. Very cool. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

internetegg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault