Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

4 reviews

katwritesandreads7's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I really enjoyed this, but I think it went on for too long. It was a funny and witty book, but had a lot of information I wasn't looking forward to. Otherwise a very cute and funny story about an important centenarian. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

eijulia's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-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

3.25

A lot is happening here but somehow it did not catch me that much. It‘s a little too much all over the place for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

zefancifulreader's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

This book always calls to my dark sense of humour, it’s absurdity is so fun to experience.
This book is basically 100+ years of social drinking with vodka. Skål!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

empathephant's review

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a crazy good time. I want to reread it immediately, which is a sign of a good book for me. Instead I'll probably read the sequel and also brush up on my 20th century history class, which has somehow become 6,984 times as compelling...

I laughed aloud often, which is rare for me while reading, but also thought deeply about the way history had been presented to me in school, politics, conflict, and what matters most in life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

The book is lighthearted in tone but does deal with a lot of war and political conflict. For me the tone meant that most of the book wasn't terribly distressing. However, I did feel very uncomfortable on 129 which discussed plans of guards to sexually assault a prisoner. I feel that the bottom half of that page could be skipped without losing much plot.