Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Die Zwölf by Justin Cronin

6 reviews

mypoormeatball's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This series is dense and takes a long time, but it’s worth it to me. Cronin writes with a gravitas that is like scripture, and gives such reverence to moments of love both grand and small in such a dark setting. He manages to be uplifting and moving in a pretty surreal and intense story. I loved it. My eyes watered a LOT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence and Suicide attempt

sophie1_xox's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Incredibly slow, felt like it could be accomplished in half the time. Tooany characters to fully keep track of. Enjoyed the expansion of the world and the deepening of the characters, though the time jumps were confusing and there were some explanations lacking. Still unclear who Zero is and how he is connected to the Twelve. Enjoyed the prologue, interesting way of recapping the previous book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

em_pruneda93's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

aydee221's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.75

2.75 feels generous, but I'm feeling magnanimous today.  Aside from Cronin throwing in absolutely unneeded transphobia, “character development” for a female character via sexual assault, and action sequences that dragged on, it was still somehow captivating. Even though I wasn’t all that jazzed on this world he built of seemingly only cis, straight, white, and quasi-Christian folx, I pressed on and am endeavoring to complete the trilogy if for no other reason than I am a stubborn bibliophile.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Transphobia

lizzie24601's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

How come Amy got hit with speed puberty?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Car accident