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baronessofbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Grief
The rape scens aren't shown, but the character's give details and it can be very disturbing. Also, the way it shows how the media/the public in large react to a female serial rapist is also very very upsetting. However, that's the point of the book but be aware. It's very upsetting.tey_lynn's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
sarah_hafer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
lithoerary_atria's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
it was difficult to read. particularly the transcript of the talkshow. i was shaking and had to walk away for a couple if hours before continuing the book.
last month, a horrific incident happened in my city. more so, because in some ways it is connected to me and people like me as a collective. and it hurts to see the conversations & events that happened in real life and HAVE been happening now be so so so universal.
this was a very well written depiction of rape culture that resides in society even today and in many ways, an extremely difficult book to digest. one of my only complaints though would be the lack of voice of the trans man who was also a victim in the book. it just didn't seem fair that the voice of a trans person is the only one that apparently didn't need to be heard.
i read this in physical form as well as in audio and the cast of voice actors actually did a wonderful job. a huge hats off to them. specifically to the voice of jamar sands & ezra fisher. impeccable voice acting on their parts.
all in all, would recommend even if i had a few complaints.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma
spookymartinireads's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Excrement
Minor: Pedophilia
jilliant's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Transphobia
shedevls's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
it is also extremely triggering, so please, for your own sake, check your warnings and do not go into this blind.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Deadnaming
tyyyler8's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Transphobia
mrsmishler's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Transphobia
youmns's review against another edition
- 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
Some parts read like spoken word poetry. Some are simply fiction. Almost all of it is horror, though I imagine it's well-researched and true horror. The sexual assaults are described with simultaneously less and more detail than needed to get their point across. The way people respond to the victims is horrifying. The way we alienate and vilify victims and survivors of sexual assault is horrifying.
I'm not quite sure how to rate this book, so I won't.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Blood
Giant, massive trigger warning for survivors of sexual abuse: maybe don't read this book.