Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La isla de las mujeres del mar by Lisa See

62 reviews

bibliosol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This was not a bad book, just very difficult for me to read. As a newer mother, this made me deeply emotional and took me about a year to read because I needed to take breaks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse and Rape

siaeme12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

An extraordinary book.

Well researched and informative, in a highly respectful manner, both in regards to the history of the haenyeo and the history of Jeju/Korea. Heartbreaking and yet full of strength, healing and intergenerational growth, this book detailed intense friendships and community ties amid deeply traumatic events (both things they could control and things they couldn't). I couldn't look away

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual content

kmetzing's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pregnancy

capri_sam's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

bdaigneault's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

cloudpine's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

franzicalzelunghe's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Grief, Colonisation, and War

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a heartbreaking read! I had to put this book down several times.  It's well written.  It's a great example of how messy and complicated friendship is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Religious bigotry

bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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 death, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault