Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

49 reviews

amberlou105's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder

akswhy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.25

Come for the true crime case, stay for the interwoven memoir.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia

selketjewett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was not an easy book to read. It’s pretty graphic and deals with some really traumatic material. That being said, the writing and the way this book is constructed is full of emotion and vulnerability and not like much I’ve read before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

layton93's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

lostinbooklands's review against another edition

5.0

even though i like watching true crime stuff, I've never read a true crime book but this was genuinely one of the best books i have read in a while. it had me feeling disgusted most of the time but the writing was so good i just couldn’t put it down. will be thinking about it for a long time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

allthebooks36's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

paigeno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

evdziech's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse

coley28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

loridori70's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wow. This book is so complicated and multi-faceted and the author does an amazing job of taking you through her complex feelings of this case as she peels the onion back on the childhood of the accused and her own childhood trauma. The two become intertwined as the process unfolds, and she is brutally honest with her thoughts and feelings throughout the process. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder