Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

107 reviews

qqqqqq's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content

samstg's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Cancer

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A lyrical love story but not a conventional one.

A novel about family for all it's good and ill. The forks in the road life can force us to  take wheather we want it or not.  

This book centres around a complex of USA holiday homes made of 'paper' so in a sense this makes good holiday reading but a light hearted beach this is not. Only pack it if you fancy a bit of depth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, and Pedophilia

jen_d's review against another edition

1.0

Absolutely the worst book I've ever encountered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

skibbonboulash's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Let’s make the main characters childhood as traumatizing as possible then have a climax that is meaningless because you’re numb to trauma by then and then finish off with an underwhelming resolution and conclusion. You can tell the author writes for HBO (not a compliment)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Infertility, Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Rape, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, Murder, Classism, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Suicide

bethancy's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

I really liked the general vibe and story of this book but had to tap out when the abuse became too much for me. I appreciate its an important topic to talk about but I just found it too upsetting and disturbing for me at this point in time.

kfquarium's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Cursing, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Incest

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Excrement

mikah_wazowski's review against another edition

sad

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Pedophilia, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Rape

bethaniethebeast's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Miranda Cowley Heller is an excellent writer, but sometimes this book was "prose-y" to the point of reminding me that I'm reading a book. I don't like the characters but I understand them and relate to them. This book does an excellent job of exploring generational trauma, but I have to say HUGE trigger warning for child abuse and SA, that fully caught me off guard. Overall was an interesting read and I recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Antisemitism, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness