Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

52 reviews

markazord's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Cannibalism

bean_book's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Rape and Medical content

suneaters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

It’s beautifully written, heavy, hopeful, and tragic. The whole thing has a very dreamlike feel. It’s the most nonlinear feeling linear narrative I think I’ve ever read.

The end is hopeful, with the boy being found by a man and a woman with a boy and a girl that are both around his age. It shows that even at the end, there are “good guys” that carry the fire.

It’s also very realistic.

The man and his son nearly starve numerous times, fall ill, are injured, have bad luck, are robbed, and generally aren’t always easily able to traverse the terrain. Sometimes, they both want to die.

I found the depression to be well written and true to life.

This is in stark contrast to the survive at any cost apocalypse stories or even the murder house full of trapped people waiting to be eaten. One already missing his legs, presumably eaten. The boy also sees a dead baby being spit roasted over a fire and desperately asks his father if they would ever do that, to which the father says no.

This book was not enjoyable to read nor was it supposed to be. Yet I read it all in one sitting, desperate to know how their journey ended and where the road ended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Suicide

nadalien's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Death, Self harm, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Body horror

lyfeistrip's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Body horror, Genocide, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Cannibalism, Sexism, Cursing, and Terminal illness

mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, Death, Cannibalism, and Murder

karmkeigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

While the actual topic of the book is sort of lackluster and generic, the writing style is very intriguing. There is no shortage of imagery or emotion at any point- however, conversational passages can be difficult to understand. Additionally, the ending felt unexpectedly anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Rape

Minor: Child death and Grief

nicholasw's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Rape

paukinra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

will16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Read the whole thing in one sitting. Nothing short of fantastic and to me seemed like a great entry to McCarthy. If your looking for something bleak this is the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cannibalism

Minor: Rape