Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

9 reviews

atalea's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

I really didn't like this book. It was extremely slow, barely anything happened, the doctor gave me the creeps, the writing style was awful and this book could have been 200 pages shorter if Grace didn't have to detail every little task she did all day, everyday around the house. When we reached the murder I hoped things would pick up but I was sorely mistaken. This book was unfortunately a waste of my time. 

I read this book immediately after finishing Burial Rites which is also based on true events, about a maid convicted of murder, and whereas I loved that book and started this one in need of similar stories, this book was a huge disappointment. Read Burial Rites, not this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

elg1105's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Child death, and Domestic abuse

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I really liked this but boy it was slow. I'd recommend if you are into historical fiction, but this also crosses directly into true crime. Margret Atwood clearly did her research and really brought this story to life. Glad I was finally able to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Deportation

peepder's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

shelfofunread's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

bookycnidaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

belial's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I think the book was well written, it's just difficult to grasp and much too slow for my taste.
But credit where credit is due, Atwood is an excellent writer and I like the style of writing she chose for this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alexandramrtin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

4.75

atwood had a big task of turning a fact into fiction, and she nailed it. she added just enough fictitious elements to embellish the history, while still keeping the ambiguity as to the truth of the matter.
the imagery is beautiful. i don’t know if i’m primed to pick up on motifs and ideas in atwood’s work as we went very in depth in handmaid’s tale for IB, but i’m getting it. everything makes sense, everything is so well crafted.
story itself is good. the premise/skeleton of the story is fascinating, especially giving the fact that it really happened! as for the added fictitious details, they felt so real and were so well embedded that the book felt both like accurate reality, or a brilliant work of fiction. 
i would definitely read it again, as i’m sure i missed some details!

only reason i removed 0.25 is because grace marks does not end up with who i was rooting for the whole while but alas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism

katievh's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Abandonment, and Alcohol