Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

61 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

jasminn_perez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

this book is like fleabag and midnight sun had a baby and its so good. the symbolism in the small things that i actually picked up was so incredible. i have never heard of a vampire that experienced the life of their victims and that was such an interesting detail that gave the story a whole other level. i feel like i missed so much and if i went back and reread i would pick up things i didnt before. her relationship with her mother was so complicated and heartbreaking def don’t recommend for my bitches with mommy issues. i rlly liked this book i just think it didnt capture my attention like i really wanted it to. will fs come back to it later tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

readbylaur's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

Spoiler

description of sexual assault in the last 5 pages

Spoiler

jackietanori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Wow. And wow again.
I’ve been a fan of vampire based literature since I was 10 years old, first with Twiligh; then classics like Dracula  and Carmella; historical fiction like A Dowry of Blood and Interview with the Vampire; back around to contemporary teen based magazine ones like Vampire Academy and Crave; all the shows and movies you can think of. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, What We Do In the Shadows, Van Helsing, The Lost Boys, heck even Hotel Transylvania. The list goes on til the end of time, but I have never read anything like this. 
Claire Kohda writes like a woman unhinged. Like there’s nowhere but up, but she’d rather plummet head first down into the abyss. Writing this lush should be against the law. 
Lydia is a woman we all know. She’s inside of us all. She thinks what we think and acts like we act. A vampire, but more human than you can ever put into words. 


Crying score: yes, I’ll think about this book for the rest of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Sexism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Mental illness, and Racism

ghoulpilotfinn's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I just wish there were 200+ more pages to this book. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Incest, and Homophobia

itsdanibee's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Animal death

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body horror, Colonisation, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, and Child abuse

jminaprisc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

beautifully written and reflective story focusing on a few days in the narrator’s life as a newly independent young adult/vampire 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Minor: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cancer, Colonisation, and Sexual harassment

prappleby's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

Spoiler

Harassment is of a younger* woman by her older male boss. Alleged it has happened to at least one other woman, but probably more. *younger in appearance but she’s an immortal vampire/demon so it’s all relative

abisnail564's review against another edition

reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, and Sexual assault

lidia710's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

A very unique and special book, left me thinking a lot upon finishing it. Definitely has reread potential. I loved the art descriptions in this and that the author managed to create a relatable vampire. 

Do not read if you're triggered by descriptions of eating disorders, this book has disordered eating throughout its entirety. Check other TWs as well because it can be upsetting to read and definitely has pronounced horror elements (but the horror isn't supernatural always which I think is amazing and very interesting). 

This book managed to do and say a lot under 200 pages! I'm not sure, if I keep thinking about it for longer than I have it might become a favorite. Thought-provoking and emotional books are where it's at!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Murder, Stalking, Vomit, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness