Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

30 reviews

christineazopf's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was something else, so glad the book went in the direction it did, posed such an interesting dilemma about online content and its effects 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lycheejelly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jlautry's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Very quick, fast read. I read this one in just a couple hours. It’s a fictional story about people who work for a content moderation company. I don’t think I’ve ever sat and thought about what terrible things content moderators are exposed to every day and how it affects their relationships and their psyche. I think this is a worthwhile read for anyone. I wasn’t a fan of the ending…it was weird. But overall I liked it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

marcela_lx's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual harassment

lamen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-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

3.75

Die dunkle Seite von Social Media

Die faszinierende Prämisse von „Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt“ hat mich dazu gebracht, es in die Hand zu nehmen, und es hat mich nicht enttäuscht. Dieser kleine Roman ist prägnant und wirkungsvoll. Wir folgen Kayleigh, einer ehemaligen Mitarbeiterin von Hexa, wo sie als Content-Moderatorin für soziale Medien arbeitete. Ihre Aufgabe ist es zu entscheiden, welche Beiträge (Posts, Videos etc.) auf der Seite bleiben dürfen und welchen nach den Richtlinien des Arbeitgebers gelöscht werden müssen. Von Anfang an möchte man beim Lesen mehr über Hexa und die Ereignisse erfahren, die dazu führten, dass Kayleigh schließlich gegangen ist.
Die Erzählperspektive ist interessant, die Geschichte wird in Form eines Briefes an einen Anwalt, der eine Sammelklage gegen Hexa wegen der dortigen Arbeitsbedingungen im Namen einiger ehemaliger Mitarbeiter einreicht, erzählt. Im Verlaufe des Briefes bekommt man Einblicke in Kaleighs Leben und ihre Arbeit bei Hexa und wie diese sich negativ auf die psychische Gesundheit und das private Leben von ihr und ihrer Kollegen auswirkte.

Insgesamt hat mir dieses Buch sehr gut gefallen. Die Sprache war teils ironisch und teils provokant und der Schreibstil fing die erstickende Atmosphäre der Arbeit gut ein. Die Wirkung, die die Überprüfung der Social-Media-Inhalte auf die Moderatoren hat, wird beim Lesen richtig spürbar. Auch wurde überzeugend dargestellt, wie die Arbeit als Content-Moderatorin die Menschlichkeit einer Person zerstören kann. Einzig die Geschichte von Kaleighs persönlichen Leben und die Liebesbeziehung zu einer ihrer Kollegin war nicht ganz so stark und störte manchmal etwas den Erzählfluss, vielleicht auch aufgrund des seltsamen und abrupten Endes des Buches. Bedingt durch die geringe Länge des Buches fehlt bei manchen Themen die Tiefe. Ebenso wirft das Buch mehr Fragen auf, als das es beantwortet, was nicht jeden gefallen wird.

Trotz allem ist „Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt“ definitiv ein Buch, das sich zum Lesen lohnt und das zum Nachdenken anregt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

arkenst0ne's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Antisemitism, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

dupont1998's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

prrttyodd's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit

tessa_grayreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail