Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dig by A.S. King

14 reviews

hokulani_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

i just know me discovering this book along with pinterest poetry at 14 is going to affect who i am later in life
jul 28 2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

doomfaery's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

katiemack's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I’m gonna be thinking about this one for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Murder

supersol375's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Incest and Rape

gavaughn24's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

annakait's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Murder

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Dig has interconnected stories and journal-like POVs of a family filled with mysteries and secrets that cannot stay hidden forever. 

This is my first A.S. King and it definitely will not be the last. The writing style worked perfectly for the story and the themes being spotlighted in Dig. It may throw off some readers how only descriptions like "The Freak" and "The Shoveler" were used for some characters since most of the names were revealed towards the end of the book when more was being revealed and all the stories were being wrapped up. But I honestly found that fascinating (though admittedly I got more confused when I found out about their names lol) 

Dig is definitely an uncomfortable yet powerful read that tackles generational trauma (and how it could be different for each generation as well as their coping mechanisms), racism, mental health, and white privilege. 

It's an unforgettable book that I will surely revisit again sometime in the future. 

Trigger/Content Warnings: homophobia, racism, mention of rape, physical assault, cancer, suicide, domestic violence

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

space_bandit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Murder

kell_xavi's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

As the author herself says, this book is uncomfortable. It’s unresolved. It’s weird. It contains a lot of trauma, mental illness, intergenerational biases and tensions, domestic violence, sexual assault, white supremacy, white guilt. It’s intelligent, includes complex conversations and resilient characters, and was engrossing. I liked it, though I didn’t enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Medical content, and Alcohol

baesicalyssa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent