Reviews tagging 'Rape'

What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins

51 reviews

alyssagirardi's review against another edition

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, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

maggies's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.0

This was very much not a book for me. Don't get me wrong, the simple writing was beautiful and absorbing in its own way, but the content was trigger after trigger. Really: look at the content warnings carefully. There were graphic depictions of suicide, animal death, murder, pregnancy and childbirth, blood, vomit, and rape in just about every chapter; you can't escape them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug abuse

notnksnemore's review against another edition

tense 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

2.5

Go for the abridged version: just read the sections by Evangeline. Then it’s a 3.75 star read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

elysetierney's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Murder

lexa's review against another edition

At first I was captivated by this small town devastated by tragedy. And the short chapters kept me engaged. But as time went on it was just a slow push to get through. I don’t DNF often, and especially not this far into a book. However I’m at the point where I just don’t really care about the ending anymore. There’s not enough to keep me reaching for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Rape

lynchca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ericah31's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Suicide

bookndaisies's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment

kloft1993's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Medical content

mbedrosian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia