Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

40 reviews

alliereads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

1.0

Meandering and gratuitous trauma. I don't know why a grown man possibly thinks he could have anything insightful to say from the point of view of a little girl suffering from incest and abuse, but reading this was a great reminder of why I typically only read books written by women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

mariana_ct08's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

I rapidly consumed this book, which is heart-wrenchingly dark and awful, but very well written and you just keep reading hoping that it's going to get better (I won't say whether this want comes to be). It is really, really tough, so you have to be up for that kind of horrific material, but I found myself quickly entangled in the characters and story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Torture, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy

booklvrkat's review against another edition

ABSOLUTELY will NOT read books that start with child exploitation and/or abuse. I was so disgusted only 45 pages in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

hattieb2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

Blew my mind in the worst and best possible ways. So much to unpick and absolutely gripping, especially towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

cannibaldear's review

the grandfather's stroke as he was trying to keep Turtle safe hit too close to home

can't finish now, wish to come back when my grief isn't as prickly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Cursing, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

minimalistvampyre's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Animal death, Gore, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

cms28's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gun violence

kkay27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

campirebat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

Beautifully written but deeply disturbing. A topic many authors never describe in-depth. Major content warnings for this one! Sexual assault, domestic violence, incest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia