Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

8 reviews

lubepizza's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

God I hate this family so much but boy howdy does this sucker know how to write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Abortion, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Racism

Minor: War and Adult/minor relationship

hannakutlu's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

emilyhays8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

robgottfried's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, and Sexual violence

parablesarah's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

I don't like these people, but I'm interested in reading the rest of the trilogy. The central question--can people be good--is compelling. Clyde and Kitty are my favorite peripheral characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism

giadalegge's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

merricat_inthecastle's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

clarissas's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Mental illness, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent