Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

280 reviews

stefanieunison's review

sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

theaveragegatz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death and Death of parent

aliatreides's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry

puellaaeterna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ceola's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

mcc's review against another edition

sad

2.5

OK, so I've read a lot of critiques about "A Little Life" being a kind of tragedy porn, but as someone who likes heavy and emotional fiction I still liked that book. It had something to say about the beauty of life within the tragedy and had complex characters. To me, Shuggie Bain felt like just tragedy for the sake of tragedy. There didn't seem to be a point or any hope to any of it. Also, it felt a little two-dimensional. There was nothing left unsaid, you never had to wonder what a character thought or felt or think about their motivations because it was written out clearly on the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

sarah_guido's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Themes of alcoholism, child neglect, lack of agency, crushing poverty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

jennyspencer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

emma_hensley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent