Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

50 reviews

christinacarrie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

jackie_marion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

connectedwings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I read somewhere that someone said that this book felt like a "self-help book" and another person said that it "felt like reading someone's diary." I feel that both of these statements are true. Though I did not rate the book that high, (I don't really like poetry), Mateer is the only poet recently that got me sucked into their book. I love Greek Mythology, so reading from the POV of Aphrodite was really nice. This was a great book, and felt very personal to the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

courtneydindin's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Very girl power, very strong femininity, loved it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

amy_the_reading_detective's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I really wanted to love it, and it has some excellent poems in the Aphrodite sections. It's the other sections that pull the book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

infjkiki's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

corabookworm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

poetry about anger and femininity and queerness and love always hits different. trista mateer’s poetry ripped me open and stitched me back together again. a quick and beautiful read perfect for fans of amanda lovelace.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

krystlethegreat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

akswhy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

I wish I had discovered this poet, this collection sooner. She put words to feelings I’ve been holding for ages with no language available to express them. I am so grateful for this exploration into abuse and violence and the capability for righteous defiance to it through the continued act of love. I’ll be thinking about this for the rest of my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Violence, Blood, and War

mdwsn27's review

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape