Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Paradais / Paradise by Fernanda Melchor

73 reviews

thebooksanctuary'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Torture and Violence

bookstagrem's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

My heart is beating out of my chest and I kinda feel like I’m gunna throw up. I’m not saying don’t read it because wow was it a force but certainly don’t say I didn’t warn you because oof.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Extremely graphic sexual assault descriptions.

cianarae's review against another edition

dark tense 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

I didn’t like the writing style at all. I usually love unlikeable characters but I couldn’t get into these.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Pregnancy and Vomit

rmtbray's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

catandherbooks'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Violence

car_crash's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Este libro explora cómo las intersecciones de pobreza, falta de educación, violencia familiar, machismo, soledad y abandono/pérdida pueden generar un entorno donde las diferencias sociales y cultura afectan la autopercepción y oportunidades (reales o percibidas) disponibles, lo que puede ser una buena receta para criar personas que llegarían a diferentes extremos por escapar de esa realidad de cualquier forma.
Mientras que hay un fuerte énfasis en las circunstancias y entorno que llevan de alguna forma al protagonista por un camino oscuro, sí encontramos menciones de la responsabilidad personal que este está dispuesto a reconocer (o no) por sus acciones, lo que es un punto importante que agradezco no haya sido ignorado. Tal vez la sutileza con la que este punto es tratado se relaciona con la propia percepción del protagonista sobre la inmensidad de las circunstancias que lo empujan a ciertas acciones, en comparación con su agencia personal, que por su misma historia tendría sentido que perciba como casi inexistente.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Incest, and Sexual assault

deborah_green's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Classism, Excrement, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

_chonklord_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

ashmont27's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

I found the ending a bit unsatisfying, but overall this was a deeply unsettling and fascinating read. Read it all in one day and didn't want to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Murder, and Sexual assault

eepi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body shaming, Incest, and Sexual assault