Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

7 reviews

hannahhamburger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad slow-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

4.0

Beautiful story of being lost and found and lost again. Amazing characters and so many important topics touched on as usual, love you Barbs ❤️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence

amongthewildflowers89's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

m_fin16's review against another edition

I'm a little bored and finding the writing tedious, might try and come back another time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

mentioned sexual assault of an infant early on

icewing15's review

dark medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

breadwitchery's review against another edition

emotional 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: Pedophilia and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

bonnybron's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Abandonment

tetedump's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment