Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

8 reviews

odius_hades's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and War

sarahbythebook's review against another edition

dark

5.0

read on El's (ermreading) recommendation

Holy shit. 

This one needs time to process more, but the single most terrifying element of this novella is that I could easily see this becoming the reality of citizenship tests in the not-so-distant future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape, War, and Deportation

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

fr0gsonmushrooms's review

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

3.75

That was fucking crazy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Sexism

spacebot3000's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Islamophobia

kayleyhyde's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Rape

absinthe's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• 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: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, and Religious bigotry

readandfindout's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.75

Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia and Rape