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nicki925's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide
aformeracceleratedreader's review
4.25
this was a great read (not necessarily because of the story since it discusses r*p* and s*x*u*l a*s*u*t, but the way it was told). It's multiple pov and can get pretty graphic. I wish we got a little bit of expansion on Michael and Sebastian as they were the victims we got the least amount of time with. I also didn't love the ending, but it was wrapped up nicely enough for me with how the victims coped and tried to heal.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
allapaz's review
3.75
tl;dr: good book, hard to recommend
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer
ellebosco's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
americattt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Highly recommend the audiobook version of this, with a full cast that made everything feel so much more real. A very difficult read that made me feel sick to my stomach a few times, but I think the core material/message is important.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, and Transphobia
mfrisk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book follows several men who’ve been raped by an unknown woman and we’re following them as they work to pick up the pieces within their lives and regain some sense of normalcy or something new. We follow them through journal entries, internet searches, online chats, and media reactions and they all come together to make a rich story that is able to delve into difficult topics including sexual assault and rape as it relates to racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, toxic masculinity, media coverage and our criminal justice system.
This was an incredibly difficult read but I’m so glad I read it and I can tell I’ll be thinking about the questions it raised for years to come.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
mortiffa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Fast forward a few hours later and I've finished. It's a difficult, but readable, read. I think the author does an incredible job writing about the culture surrounding sexual assault. It is brutal at times, but extremely honest.
Extremely difficult read but am glad to have read it.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
spinesofsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder
evelynritzi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The biggest takeaway is how the public/media drives the narrative of male vs. female SA.
Women being assaulted and victimized has become so expected that there are entire marathons of tv shows (looking at you’d SVU) capitalizing on it. Males being SA’d is shocking and gets more attention. When women are assaulted they are doubted. People ask what they were wearing and did they ask for it. When men are assaulted they are mocked. People ask why they didn’t defend themselves.
One part I felt was so gross and unnecessary…
This was quite dark and I had to add like 12 trigger warnings. But if you’re up for it, I’d still recommend!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cancer, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
macncheese_pdf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Transphobia