Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

13 reviews

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Classism, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Grief, and Rape

goldenflame852's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide

astridmalmhester's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicide

axeles's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

interesting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: War

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

the point of view for this book was SO effective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Murder, Racism, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

mekrasts's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

This book covers the experiences of women who are transported from Japan to America in order to get married, and follows them in their journeys of change all the way to World War II. It is written in such a way that seems to be in the first person, but describes experiences from all of the women at once. It is mostly a sad story, about loss and longing, but it doesn't lack hopefulness and contentment. I think the main thing that I took away from it is that change is hard, and that the only thing you can do in the face of it is adapt. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

bluebrooks's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

The style in which this book is written is excessively repetitive, but it reinforces the themes and mood of what Otsuka is trying to convey. Definitely gave me a lot of insight into how Japanese immigrants we're treated in the early/mid 20th century. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Grief, Pregnancy, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

scann's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Excelente libro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

laurenipsum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Trafficking, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcohol, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Death, Confinement, and Classism

sarahofstories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Alcoholism