Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

91 reviews

caitmacd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Infertility, Body horror, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Cannibalism

mariep97's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

aharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Trafficking

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Vomit

innastholiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Death, Infertility, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Torture

maryellen's review against another edition

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

5.0

An early contender as my favorite read of 2023! Imaginative, complex, brilliant storytelling. I hope there's more to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

sassysophie's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

While the idea behind the story is really interesting and had a lot of potential, I felt like the pacing was of. And the writing made the book dry and hard to read. I had to push myself to finish it. I couldn't connect to the story and noticed that early on. The only remotely likeable character was Jerrow. However I think you're not supposed to like the characters. The best part was having an asexual character.
I can see thatn some people would really like this book and the writing style, though I am not one of them. Will not reread this at any point in time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, and Trafficking

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Super interesting premise and setting, and some beautiful prose

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexism and Slavery

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

thegoblinempress's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault