Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton

5 reviews

teki_p's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Drug use, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Sexism, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Racism

emilo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Racism

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Drug use, Alcohol, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

petermedeiros1988's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

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

3.0

A kind of modern, social media, yuppie noir...And I do mean that in a good way, though your mileage may vary. It's a noir in the sense that we're not dealing with good people here. But the trick is that Burton makes us care for these characters as well. The book posits that the world--especially the art world, especially New York, especially the circles of the bored rich--are infinitely vapid, beautiful without heft. Then in the same breath she'll tell you, wait, no, that's not right, these people have real heart and real hurt...but it's never quite enough to overcome that first impression, I don't think. The central character is a bit of a cipher the whole time, subsumed by Livinia... though again, that's partly on purpose? It still gets a recommend for me if you are open a fan of, say, Double Indemnity...that is, if you can enjoy a well-written story where you're rooting for no one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Alcoholism