Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

37 reviews

8bg's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, War, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

Men having sex with underage (sexually mature) escorts

schang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Sexual violence

bra1nw4sh3d's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Cancer, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Vomit, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking

nevertoolattetoread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Vomit, War, and Torture

deannamullican's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

Throughout the whole book all kinds of abuse was described, sometimes in great detail. It was horrifying and way too much for me. It ranged from suicidal thoughts, to bullying in school, to 9/11 and the 2011 tsunami. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Animal death

franklola's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, War, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

saintmaud's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Nao's attempt at writing about her nun great grandmother was what caught my attention first and made me add this to my tbr, but I loved Ruth's parts equally, if not more. I loved the natural science parts as well as her relationship with Oliver and life on the island and the magic realism towards the second half was done well too. Will be thinking about this one for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, War, Bullying, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Dementia and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer and Torture

e_z's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Torture, and Sexual content

afion's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Minor: Ableism

sarahlgreene's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, and War