Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

12 reviews

snolan2's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very descriptive book, which is important to paint a picture of the environment. I would say some people may not have the patience for that, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to everyone. It was massively character driven and was good on depicting ptsd and abuse themes in my opinion. Many times the outcome you hoped for got taken away by the reality of their circumstances. It was a warm ending for the characters facing a difficult journey. 

Contains a lot of dv and implied sa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

natmaas's review

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I cried so many times. Beautifully written scenery and emotions and all of it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail

mcoreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ouch! That hurt. Give me 10 more Kristin Hannah books, right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

sehenry20's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

jmsutterley's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault

shelleys_shelf's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

jsyner's review

3.25

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

bookybecka's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Abortion, War

zoelynn's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Sexual assault

whitneys_bookstack's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I knew there would be some domestic abuse but I didn’t realize how much. It is really graphic and throughout the book so heads up if anyone needs the warning
The main reason I rated low is because how much I personally hate reading about domestic abuse so it doesn't necessarily mean it isn’t a good book, I just did not enjoy it for the most part. I liked seeing the characters learn new things and how to adjust and survive and even with so many bad and scary things happening, the descriptions still make me want to visit Alaska.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Sexual assault