Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

13 reviews

happypilgrim's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

0.5

mainly this book just made me mad and frustrated.  1/2 star for being thought provoking (in a dark frustrating way)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Murder

coltonpugh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is not typically one I would explore. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set on a large farm in Iowa. My background in farming is what brought me to give this a chance and I am glad I did.

The story truly lives up to a Tragedy theme. You follow the events of the eldest girl while her father decides to split up the 3rd generation family farm. While I cannot say I have read the original King Lear, the author does a great job capturing the fall of a farming "empire" and the events that lead to it. The character flaws and poor decisions are all believable based on my experience with generational farming.

Overall I really enjoyed this read. Sometimes I felt it could be slow, but the story kept me reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse

alicialanders's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic - my favourite read of the year so far! Very dark but compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

bookdon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, and Pregnancy

mirandawerts's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

hannahg1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Sexual assault

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Excrement, and War

readingtomydogs's review against another edition

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

First third is very slow, picks up a little but I didn’t care about the characters at all!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual assault

syds_shelves's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse