Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Sink: A Memoir by Joseph Earl Thomas

5 reviews

emilyjmasters's review against another edition

5.0

Super tough read, content-wise. I think it was a striking and unique choice to write a memoir in third person, but it also seems like it would probably be easier to write about some of these things like they happened to someone else 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

rachelcg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

sierras12's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

4.5

One of the best written and saddest memoirs I’ve ever read. Every paragraph was a gut punch but I’m so glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

iindra's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the e-ARC.

Sink is a series of vignettes from Joseph Earl Thomas's childhood as a creative, nerdy Black kid constantly surrounded by the threat of violence. The way it discusses toxic masculinity, cycles of violence, race, and poverty in depth, all through the childlike and humorous perspective of an 8- to 12-year-old narrator, make this a must-read. Thomas's descriptions of his childhood environment will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Bullying, Murder, Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Misogyny

Minor: Transphobia