Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kink by R.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell

26 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

A wide range of short stories from some of the most well-known contemporary authors. Due to the nature of being a collection, some of these stories were better than others, but they all did give me a lot to think about regarding relationships, sexuality, and human connectivity. My favorite story from the collection was "The Lost Performance of the High Priestest of the Temple of Horrors" by Carmen Maria Machado.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism

emilybanks's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

toffishay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

I really appreciated what this book was seeking to accomplish; even if I didn't love all of the stories individually, I appreciate this as a body of work that can help us better understand what kink is telling us when we are too busy to listen. My favorite stories were "Trust" by Larissa Pham, "Best Friendster Date Ever" by Alexander Chee, "The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror" by Carmen Maria Machado, and "The Voyeurs" by Zeyn Joukhadar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thewrongkenna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

1.5

Not as celebratory as I thought. A lot of sadness and shame. Lots of TWs. I enjoyed a few of the stories, much less than I’d hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

norawise's review against another edition

2.0

As a general fiction collection this book is fine, obviously a lot of talented writers were involved, but to say they are exploring kink is quite a stretch. A lot of these stories don't even involve anything kinky, and I have a very broad definition of what kink can be. And when kink is written about, it too often involved terrible communication, dangerous practises, or was just outright sexual assault. There just seems to be a massive rift between what the introduction sets the book out to be and then what the actual stories contained. Overall a big disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

lisakate1126's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

azariamckay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

Kink is an anthology and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I over its take on desire, sex, queer and trans love, and shameless sex. There were stories I wished were longer and stories I could’ve done without. I would preface this book with a couple trigger warnings: r*pe, s*xual assault, and transphobia. The stories get a little rocky at times and I don’t remember a single story ending on a happy note, which isn’t a bad thing for me, I tend to lean toward depressing reads. The compilation of writers for this novel was amazing and the styles of writing differed in the most interesting ways. Each story felt like it’s own but there felt like a common thread that grounded them all. I would reread a few of these stories in the future for sure! I’m interested in coming back to it later to examine how it ages and how I’ve changed with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

jepreferelire's review against another edition

4.25

I loved the representation of different genders and sexualities, and how it affects the person’s sexual experience. This book presents a brutally honest look into sexual deviance, and how it mélangés into our day to day lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Transphobia

esmedpk's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

alle_thebibloco's review against another edition

This book exemplifies every way exploring kink can goes wrong. 
Very poor representation. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault