Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

8 reviews

lanna_aud's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Genocide, War, and Child death

hyuniecrisp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Death

laurafrances's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Self harm, Torture, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

eregriel's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Sexism, Violence, War, Trafficking, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Trafficking, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Xenophobia

bookbrig's review

2.5

Super readable, in the Need-to-Know-What-Happens sort of way. And I can see why so many people love it. But it's a story with such violence, harsh and bleak at many points, that it just wasn't to my taste. It felt so much like reading non-fiction about kids who live in warzones, refugee camps, awful circumstances. I think I may prefer my fantasy to be somewhat escapist, so I never felt truly comfortable with the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

jsealand's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve been torn for years over this incredible series: on the one hand, it’s beautifully written and has compelling characters and heart wrenching journeys both physical and emotional, and I want it to be required reading for everyone. On the other hand, I understand that such gritty and challenging fantasy might not be everyone’s cup of tea. So I only tend to recommend it to a select few friends and family I know would love it like I do, when what I would really love to shout my adoration from the rooftops.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

idlereader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Grief, Torture, and Self harm

lauraeweymouth's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my most favorite book, I love it with every fiber of my being

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

This book deals with war, the refugee experience, living through conflict and its aftermath, and the experience of being part of a diaspora. It contains a non-graphic attempted sexual assault and more detailed portrayals of refugee camps and the violence and abuse displaced peoples so often face. It's a difficult read, but also profoundly hopeful.