Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5 reviews

levitatingnumeral's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Such a beautiful book, it had me thinking about so much and processing my own trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Death, Gun violence, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, and Suicide

whimsy_and_rigor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

A little close to home for a student but so moving and beautiful and…raw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse

princeofthefleshprison's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Rape and Child death

caitlin_26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Panic attacks/disorders

talasterism's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, and Addiction