Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

31 reviews

natasyareads's review

dark inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

elizabethevelyn17's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood and Eating disorder

bluebellpickles's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, and Violence

kara_giffo2434's review

inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Rape, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

anthos_'s review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Body shaming

Minor: Self harm

hansenillustrations's review

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

sybilljynx's review

dark emotional sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Animal death, and Xenophobia

bloodmystichatori's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

janelle_durrr's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve been wanting to read this book for years now, and I finally got around to it. This is the best book i’ve ever read, and coming from someone who has been in a depressive episode for a couple of months now, this book really spoke to me and lifted me up. I feel like I changed person in the three days it took me to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Bullying

emilymbrown's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

i love YA contemporary fiction. give me a traumatized 14 y/o narrating their first year of highschool?? that was me 2 years ago. i’ll take it. i’ll read it. i’ll love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship