Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

12 reviews

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Eating disorder

melissalivanos's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The trigger warnings on this are a small novel in themselves. This book is an absolutely brutal but very well told story. Proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Confinement

Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

emzireads's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Blood

skorned's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? No

5.0

Awful and beautiful and gripping and so so well crafted. Roxane Gay is so talented at weaving characters and developing our understanding of the characters and what's happening. I did not expect to race through this like I did; i knew it would be a tough read, and it was, but oh was it worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

alyg's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

jerichoknopp's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

arhenderson5's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

donotfeedthebirds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Racism

chloejoy's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

booktothefuture's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement