Reviews tagging 'Rape'

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

52 reviews

ewwa18's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Antisemitism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

maecaitlin's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

2.0

If I had a pound for every time I trusted booktok's recommendations for horror and it massively disappointed me, I'd be a rich girl. 

Bervoets tries to be critical about the state of the internet, yet it often falls flat. The premise is interesting yet her writing comes across more edgelord than masterful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia

messymimms's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Me: I wanna read something uplifting 
Also me: reads this book at 3am 

A murky book that felt icky at times…but kind of profound, maybe? As someone whose work is centred around supporting people facing trauma and harm, it’s rare to see something representing how much that can affect our “fucked-up-ometer.” And also the camaraderie, trauma-bonding and dare I say, love, that you build with others doing that work. 

It’s not all obvious PTSD, it’s shame, fantasising about being a hero, an inability to relax and just be. Being bored whenever things are quiet, fun and safe. 

I’m lucky I’ve not had to do a job like this, for shitty pay like this. And with no mental health support. Seeing traumatic content, conspiracies and death day in, day out, has to do something to a person. 

On that note, as a domestic abuse professional, it’s also important to see narratives showing that anyone is capable of harm in a relationship. Especially when their own thresholds and boundaries have been distorted. 

Overall, it was a quick read but it’s left a mark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bookbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

wowsmeows's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

While there is a lot of content warnings for this book, it’s a lot less graphic than what it seems to be made out to be when I saw reviews. It is primarily an insight on the effects of being desensitized/over-exposed to disturbing media online than about discussing the disturbing media. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

emcatbee's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

I don't really feel like this book made the point it wanted to, and was mostly just upsetting content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, and Antisemitism

babblefishgirl's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

An interesting book where I understand that what it's trying to do is show the different ways that being a content moderator, in the vein of the extreme conditions ie facebook, affects people and how lack of proper support alongside forcing a certain 'performance in the workplace' at the end of the day destroys them in all the ways it can. 
It's an interesting book to think about, especially now that I'm finished with it, but I don't think(and it's not meant to in all fairness) it's enjoyable to read at all, and I kinda wanted to get the experience over with. It does help that bit as the book isn't very long or complicated and, aside from content, is easy to read. 
Dunno. Had mixed feelings about this book but land more positive than negative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia