Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Moja znikająca połowa by Brit Bennett

67 reviews

stewrat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

Trans character

sahana_07's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia

This book is a great representation of black lives in rural white areas. It talks about racial difference and sisterhood in the most beautiful way ever. A diverse cast of characters including a trans character makes this all the more enjoyable. It is a must read to empathize with the minority community.

particledamage's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

 I'm ashamed to admit, it took me a bit to get into this book. Part 1 felt like more exposition than story, veering heavily into entire chapters that felt like they were screaming "These are the themes of this novel! Here is the allegory!" and it was hard to wade through at times. 

But once the story got truly going, pushing past character introductions and scene setting, an amazing story blossomed. This book is stuffed to the brim with a compelling cast and stories that you don't always encounter. It knows exactly what it wants to be and it takes you along with it, eager to travel through time and history.

I've been in a reading rut for ages but this story brought me back.

So, if there's anyone out there who maybe feels discouraged by Part 1, keep going, it's well worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

avscarlet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual harassment

piratechim_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

azarab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

An incredible story of two twins from a Louisiana town called Mallard. In which your social currency is how light your skin is. This issue of race and colourism plagues the twins lives. When their lives take different paths they still remain connected in unexpected ways. 

This story tackles race, gender and childhood trauma. We watch the twins’ lives transform before our eyes. 

My only con of the book is that the timeline at times confuse me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

aliasbooklover's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

scruffie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I didn't know I'd like it so much when I first picked it up. Loved every bit of it. 5 stars from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

lowra's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Dysphoria