Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

45 reviews

hilsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Heart breaking, a book that will stay with you for the rest of your life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gaslighting

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

asmei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

an incredible book. read it in a little under two days, just couldn't tear myself away. 

it is absolutely crazy to me that this is not fiction. it felt like fiction, because of the unhinged things that happen, and the weirdness of it all. while reading i frequently had to remind myself that this is actually a memoir, that a real human being went through these absolutely vile events. my sympathy for alisson wood is endless.

on a more technical note, the book had very short chapters, which i really enjoy. wood's writing style is flowy and keeps you invested. i also liked all of the "breaking the fourth wall" sequences, because they served as a means to entice but also to floor you and once again remind you that this actually happened.

a great book, really.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Alcohol

haleybre's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

bellasgonemissing's review against another edition

3.0

good but did seem to skip a lot over moments/feelings that she would mention later on - wish they'd just been fleshed out in the moment to also help with what felt like a very 'and this happened and this happened and then this happened' sort of structure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

voicenextdoor's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

didyousaybooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

Memoirs are not really star rating territory so here I am not rating the author’s story 
I’m still glad I read it to continue my reading on this difficult subject many people face 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

sophie_mae_carter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

jackieyvette's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.0

What can I say? There are never words that can really cover the way you feel when you read something like this. 
It's raw in a way only women can be. 


Crying score: none

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment