Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Notte americana by Marisha Pessl

4 reviews

triscuits36's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Trafficking

auntiejamie's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

A cruel book full of Boomer logic and pearl-clutching. Tediously long and overbearing; the story, the places, and it's characters are not nearly as interesting as to justify this toilet paper scroll that is hellbent on telling you just what's wrong with "today's generation."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Violence

michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

⚠️ TW: suicide, death, brief mentions of child murder, mental health, graphic content, sexual assault, rape, spiking, drug use/abuse, animal abuse, satanic/occult rituals ⚠️
Wow this book had me hooked from the very beginning and it blew my mind!! 🤯 This book follows an investigative journalist, Scott McGrath, who goes on a wild journey of trying to get to the bottom of the apparent suicide of a cult horror director's daughter. However, this isn't his first run in with the Cordova family and last time he lost his career and marriage but this time his sanity and life could be at stake. Honestly this book is impeccably written and uses so many elements to draw you in and make you feel like you are investigating this case alongside McGrath in such a perfect way that you will not be able to stop thinking about it! It is so hard to review without giving away spoilers and even though this is a CHONK of a book I highly recommend it. Marisha Pessl is a brand new author to me and I'm dying to get my hands on more of her work. Overall, this book is incredible if you are into horror/thriller and crime mysteries but please read the TW's around this book before going into it because some of the subject matter is very heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Child death

whatevertheysay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia