Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

12 reviews

fionamclary's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is not outstanding and it does kind of explain the Message to you at the end, but it will scratch the itch for a classic, aesthetic tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit

maddyontheoffbeat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

kelsea's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

This is trying very hard to be the Secret History but is nowhere close. Virginia is not compelling and it's hard to see what Laura, who is unbelievably naive and spineless, sees in her. The queer stuff is too enmeshed in religious themes/puritanism to be interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Alcohol

snowwpuppet's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Minor: War

beastlybrooke's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

gellyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? Yes

4.0

I'm really struggling to determine how much I enjoy this book. I found the pacing to be slow, and I found it to almost be allegorical - although I'm unsure what the metaphors are in this allegory. This was an excellent way to view terrible people through a bland lens, and I do appreciate the author making people examine what you consider to be dangerous and what people would see as a form of love and trust. This is an unforgettable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Stalking and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

apiologee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Revenge porn (the distribution of someone's sex tape without their consent) ends up being a crucial plot point toward the end of the book.

hbrown00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Lesbophobia and Alcohol

herbivorehaunts's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment