brookeklebe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Transphobia
tlrorrer's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm
mgm9816's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
therazzmatazz13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, Suicide, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Transphobia
eatingbrains's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
The writing was quite well done, kind of a bit of mixed media with the journal entries, chat logs, transcripts, poetry, and radio show vibes. The first three victims were well fleshed out and their trauma was ever present and horrifying. The later ones felt more superficial though I'm not really sure why. There were also quite a few questions that were raised in the plot that were never answered that made it feel a bit rushed.
I do think this is a good book that has a lot of value in representing sexual assault as a whole and especially in male victims. However, with all that in mind, I don't feel like I was the intended audience because I don't generally like to read books about rape. I suppose I didn't expect it to be quite so graphic about it.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Body horror, and Torture
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
2point0reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Self harm, and Sexism
gerardine's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Any man describes the aftermath of 5 men victims of sexual assault by a woman called Mae. The book shows how rape culture and society treat its survivors.
The story switches between internet searches, poetry, radio dialogues, and journal entries, making the book a very fast-paced read.
Highly recommend the audiobook for this one.
4.5 🌟
TW: rape, animal cruelty, death, suicide, suicide thoughts
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide
Minor: Death
itsalina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Suicide
luckystarlane's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault
erica_reads_things's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Homophobia