Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

6 reviews

fyre_flies's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Infertility, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

jacobjonk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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? No

4.75

Fantastic! Such a whimsical and funny story with a great set up and I love how it progresses. Not only can you not ever predict where the story is going next I never felt the need to and just let the story take me on a ride. There were a handful of lines that made me a bit uncomfortable specifically in regards to race and how it was talked about, after reflection on the book I don't think anything was actually racist but some things felt wrong to me. One of the best things I've read this year for sure though highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Rape

talin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs and Rape

zefancifulreader's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

This book always calls to my dark sense of humour, it’s absurdity is so fun to experience.
This book is basically 100+ years of social drinking with vodka. Skål!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

empathephant's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a crazy good time. I want to reread it immediately, which is a sign of a good book for me. Instead I'll probably read the sequel and also brush up on my 20th century history class, which has somehow become 6,984 times as compelling...

I laughed aloud often, which is rare for me while reading, but also thought deeply about the way history had been presented to me in school, politics, conflict, and what matters most in life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

The book is lighthearted in tone but does deal with a lot of war and political conflict. For me the tone meant that most of the book wasn't terribly distressing. However, I did feel very uncomfortable on 129 which discussed plans of guards to sexually assault a prisoner. I feel that the bottom half of that page could be skipped without losing much plot.

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Car accident, and War

Minor: Racism and Rape