Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

El Consentimiento by Vanessa Springora

14 reviews

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Abandonment

tess_lanham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

The development from the perspective of V as a girl with specks of authoritative intrusion in the form of reflection, into the opposite is seamless. Even in the form of a non-fiction memoir, I still felt a clear distinction of G as (ironically) a 'character' which comes with a new set of disgusted emotions at how emotionally connected she was to him that she could portray him in such an effective manner. I find that when she wants to, her writing can be deeply expressive and beautiful and if she ever wrote a fictitious narrative I would read it at the first available opportunity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

The quality of the writing is not what you should pay attention to in this book. It's not bad, but it could be better, yes, but how hard must it be to write a book like this, even after all this time. And as much as I am usually an advocate for good writing, I don't think an editor should change a book like this beyond recognition. The hardest part for me to read this book, has been the consent that society gave to this abuser. People who are absolutely against cancel culture and are fighting for separating the art from the artist should read this book, because in here you can find the downside of it and the consequences this has for the victims. Springora gives them a convincing voice. And she herself decided to speak up, after the famous author who has been her abuser, has been honoured for his work with a national prize. Also hard to read are the parts when she still thinks about, how this "relationship" could have been different. It is not her fault at all and I'm not judging her for that, it only shows how fundamentally you are changed by being a crime like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

horizonous's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

◦ Mental illness = Depression, psychosis, PTSD
◦ Sexual violence = Ephebophilia, grooming, statutory rape [at least since 2021, before that there wasn't an age of consent in place in france, having sex with a minor could be prosecuted but carried much lighter penalties than rape]