Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Faithful by Alice Hoffman

6 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

A novel about humanity — the hurts, the successes, and everything in between. Shelby is all of us, trying to figure out how to live alongside the things she’s done, not realizing that she is more like the people around her than she believes. I love the way Hoffman writes you into the world she’s creating — and this novel is no different than the others I’ve read by her in that regard, however, I did find it interesting that this novel is not a work of historical fiction. Regardless, I enjoyed this novel just as much as all the historical novels I’ve read by her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

giannaareneee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

frantically's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Such a beautiful book. I've been having a really bad reading year but this is finally my second 5-star read. Hoffman writes in such a compelling way that at some point I didn't even notice the big time jumps anymore (about 10 years!). I'm such a hooker for character-focused stories, so this was right up my lane! Would definitely recommend it for anyone whose trying to get into litfic, you won't go wrong with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Car accident

caitatkins's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Drug use

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

The self harm and assault descriptions were too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual assault

donnaroja's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt