Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Meine dunkle Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, Ulrike Thiesmeyer

97 reviews

mayarodriguez's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

itsdanibee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

anonymous_traveller's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

nora_pears's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

ratrug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

It was very very good but also very very hard to read. 
It definitely captured a lot of the feeling that the event permeates your whole life afterwards. 

I sort of wish it further explored Taylor and Vanessa - maybe lingered a little longer on the conversation about how different experiences may or may not be ‘worse’ than each other. 
Never felt more of a woman 

Overall a very good book. I can see myself rereading it but definitely not for a long time. Don’t underestimate how hard it is to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

woolfinbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

There is student/teacher sexual abuse that is challenged in different ways throughout the book. A major part of the plot is seeing the sexual abuse develop, the victim romanticizing what happened, refusing to hold her abuser accountable due to gaslighting, and not wanting to come to turns with what happened.

fir3opal's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

zids's review against another edition

5.0

Fuck my life. This was one of the most upsetting things I've ever read. I really really enjoyed it. I'm very very thankful to read about a character like Vanessa, who is not and never becomes the 'perfect victim.'
It made my heart race, it made me groan in pain. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

literaryscouser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is so beautifully dark. The narrative jumps between different parts of Vanessa life, but is done in such a way that is helps you understand why she thinks a certain way. It's just...breaktaking as a narrative. As a plot, was uncomfortable, as I believe it's meant to be. The adverse reaction to this story I would say in normal, but once you get used to the topic it goes to another layer. I will say as a teacher....this made me feel uncomfortable for different reasons, and one of the reason it's took me longer than it should is because I felt like I shouldn't take it to work so I could only read in the evenings. But, regardless a wonderful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Vomit