Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

6 reviews

greatexpectations77's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I read this over quite a while because we were on vacation, so it was in little pieces, but it felt like a super long 8-hour book. There was a whole lot of internal discussion with Lizzie, which is partly appropriate for the age, but it still felt like a little much. And then I didn't love that we

never get a totally clear idea of everything that happened pre and with the kidnapping. I guess that makes sense because a child wouldn't totally understand it or get all the info, but it wasn't my favorite as a reader.

Ms. Abbott likes making up her own words in more poetic prose, which I don't love, and in most of her books it feels like that happens way more in the beginning of the book when she has a lot of steam and then trails off later in the books. I thought the narrator did a really good job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

halfcactus's review against another edition

dark

2.5

Grooming and sexual harassment/assault framed in a missing persons case and told in the PoV of teenage girls who have daddy issues and are navigating school and sexual experiences. It' more interested in the psychology and the emotions than the crime and mystery, except the psychology and feelings aren't very interesting and the final twist is quite standard. The prose is attractive and the scenes of girlhood would be nice in a coming-of-age novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

deshanejt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wow.

Definitely dark, and borders on disturbing and troubling... Yet, I couldn't put it down. 

I saw a review that said, "the thing I fear most, is being a teenage girl in a Megan Abbott novel..."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Kidnapping

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

xlcior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

goldenfeather's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Incest