Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

26 reviews

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, Cursing, Rape, Slavery, Classism, Confinement, Incest, Xenophobia, and Domestic abuse

renicula's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Confinement, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, and Slavery

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

4.25

honestly i had been finding these books underwhelming up until this one, but decided not to give up on the series because 1) they’re middle grade and i don’t rly like fantasy so i’m not the target audience and 2) i like ursula le guin and i want to know what happens to the characters. i’m so glad i stayed with this because this book was so good and i’m going to be thinking about it a lot. this also was a lot more adult than the previous books, which might be part of why i enjoyed it more. i love when a book is a conversation the author has with themself, and le guin is one of the best at it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

anyberg's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

I would not suggest this book as a stand-alone read. It is a further exploration of the original Earthsea trilogy and a lot of the weight of the story (which is significant, I think) relies on knowledge of the previously established world. The ending felt a little rushed and thin but it didn’t sour my experience with the rest of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

kfox's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I just love this book. I honestly don't think I have words in my vocabulary to describe how much. I need to learn more languages to express how much my soul sings with every re-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexism, Body shaming, Stalking, Ableism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage and Domestic abuse

bonnie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Ableism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

keeves's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

the scream i scrumpt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism and Child abuse

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

citrine's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

applequinn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

farricoco's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse