Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

2 reviews

fifofi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

grei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved every story in this collection. They all have very heavy topics, but are written so well into a plot and handled so expertly that I never felt like I was trudging through it.

It's a book that will always be there when you want to read it and is a very good, emotional read, but does not always enthrall you so deeply in the story that you feel guilty for not reading for a long period of time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy