Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

10 reviews

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

 

If you are a parent, you can read Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult as a cautionary tale. It can also be read as an anti-bullying novel or a defense of mass shooters. The book compares the mass shooter (a high school student) to Battered Women’s Syndrome. Another example of justifying violence in retaliation for bullying is the movie Office Space (1999). The book asks, “Who is responsible to defend the victims of bullying?” The author doesn’t deliver any easy answers. Highly recommended for anyone in a position of power. 

 

For my extended notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2024/06/nineteen-minutes-by-jodi-picoult.html 

Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for Omega Cats Press books and book recommendations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Suicide attempt

raindrops333's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

beccahblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Bullying, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic friendship

juliemariesmith3's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

beesneysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nadia_luq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Pregnancy

beereads27's review

dark 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

3.0

This book is hard to rate. Is it well-written? Absolutely. Did I like the way the author handled the topics in the book? Not really. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Car accident, and Pregnancy

cams_all_booked's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Abortion

anaghapi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content