Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

12 reviews

coltonpugh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is not typically one I would explore. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set on a large farm in Iowa. My background in farming is what brought me to give this a chance and I am glad I did.

The story truly lives up to a Tragedy theme. You follow the events of the eldest girl while her father decides to split up the 3rd generation family farm. While I cannot say I have read the original King Lear, the author does a great job capturing the fall of a farming "empire" and the events that lead to it. The character flaws and poor decisions are all believable based on my experience with generational farming.

Overall I really enjoyed this read. Sometimes I felt it could be slow, but the story kept me reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse

alicialanders's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic - my favourite read of the year so far! Very dark but compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

bookdon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Animal death

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death of parent, Child abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Infertility

Moderate: Alcoholism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

mirandawerts's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

hannahg1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Murder, Terminal illness, Addiction, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Excrement, and War

readingtomydogs's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

First third is very slow, picks up a little but I didn’t care about the characters at all!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Cancer

syds_shelves's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

zwe's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I mean, a King Lear retelling on Iowa farmland? Not exactly bursting with excitement. But it was sooo good. All the different dynamics between the sisters and their father and husbands and everyone in town were interesting and engaging. The only thing I didn't like was sexual violence/abuse being used as like, shock value. I just don't feel like that added any value to the story. We already knew their father was a terrible person, we already had plenty of examples of that. I was so proud of Ginny when she finally had enough and left and started living for herself. I'm not remembering his name right now, but the guy who fucked her and her sister SUCKED. I know exactly what kind of guy he is and every time he was in a chapter I rolled my eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual assault