Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Il caos da cui veniamo by Tiffany McDaniel

313 reviews

ashleigheu's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

kat_baker's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

shandraface's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

zoebill96's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

vanessaasoleil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

WARNING - extremely graphic, horrifying depictions of rape, pedophilia, and incest. I thought I would be okay reading it and I was very wrong. I’m going to think about it for the rest of my life. This is not something that should be taken lightly. Handle your heart with care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

vanessacr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence

karlyh1999's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was gut wrenching and i will probably think about it for the rest of my life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

angiegruggett's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

3.5

Overall, I thought this was a good book. It definitely sucked me in, the family dynamic was interesting from the beginning. The writing style was different from anything I’d read before, and the imagery and ties to nature were beautifully written. I found myself attached to the main character Betty, her father, and some of the siblings, and definitely found myself wanting to keep reading and see where the plot was headed. I feel like it sort of fell off for me in the last 150 pages or so. It just got too dark and tragic to the point where it felt a bit melodramatic. It was a bit too much of an emotional roller coaster towards the end with not much plot to back it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

ioananana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

the beauty and sorrows of girlhood, woven tightly with threads of generational trauma. sour racist words spat by little children who mirrored their parents’ behaviour.

heartache and sibling bonds that either have to be kept as tightly as possible or severed off like a rotten leg.

whimsical tales from a faraway land told by a father, who learnt it from his predecessors and they themselves heard it from the people before them.

after all the obvious (and triggering!!!) themes it tackles, the novel also speaks of the essence of the unspoken word. tales must be passed on in one form or another, be it in a harsh truth or a beautiful lie with a seed of honesty. the written or spoken fables in our lives help us overcome difficult realities; this is what betty’s father’s stories meant to her.

betty is a beautiful novel about the resilience of a young girl, generational trauma and breaking the cycle. and so much more.

(it has every single trigger warning possible though so proceed with caution!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying

jadeanastasiax's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism