Reviews tagging 'Rape'

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

31 reviews

basilroad's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

helenayeske's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

jojo_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness and War

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the  back burner whilst bringing up the children,  previously being an avid reader.  
A gunman takes the women and doctors a a controversial abortion clinic hostage. It's a story written in reverse and for me at times repetitive and didn't really work. It was hard to get your head round to begin with. As usual the author has researched well and gives both sides of the argument pro choice and pro life. I'm more of a pro Women's rights/life but it was interesting to consider the opposing views. I've read a few of the authors books now a d this is my lowest scoring and least favourite read. Not Eve so much the subject matter, more the backwards plotting of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

theredheadbaker's review

challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Abortion

Moderate: Gun violence and Rape

bertrandlm's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gun violence, Medical content, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape

christiekaty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

The pace and timeline sequence of this book was too much for me mixed in with the heavy emotional content. Very powerful book with important subject matter.

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Incest, Infidelity, and Alcohol

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.75

This was emotionally hard to read. The writer again scores a home run with the omniscient narrator. It was an especially important topic to get that 360° perspective of every single character.

Initially, the backward timeline felt novel and even natural to the storyline, but the further back we went in the day, the more entirely fatiguing I found the book. But this was the only way to understand why and how we got to where the book had started. There’s also a bit of a twist that changes how I see three of the characters.

Appreciate the author’s note at the end too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape

sophiegs's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Pregnancy