Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Chlorine by Jade Song

177 reviews

culpeppper's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Overall, I really loved this book. I listened to the book, and the two readers they chose for Ren and Cathy's chapters suited the story really well. The story was hard to listen to, at times, with this looming threat of others preying on Ren's psyche that became reality. But I was hooked. Though Ren was definitely a sharp and guarded character, her narration of her life made me ache for her, making the ending of the story so cathartic. The main criticism I have was the pacing felt off at some points, and while it never dragged there were some drawn out parts. But, mostly, I really liked Chlorine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Body horror, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Medical content, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Bullying, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit and Violence

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Mental illness

madisonbleeker's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

bowelhaus's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This was such a fantastic concept but I don’t think it was executed very well. The body horror was so elegantly done and so horrifying, and I love the concept of girlhood as horror and self-transformation. 

However, all of the characters’ and the way they interacted and spoke fell flat. There were a lot of moments where the way the speaker spoke felt corny or cliche which shocked me since this concept is so unique. I just couldn’t see the through line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

sweetsouthwest's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Boy, did this writing style suck me in. I love an unhinged, first-person perspective. 

During the body horror portion, which takes a lot of build up to get to, I felt like I was mentally watching through my fingers like I would when blood appears on screen in a movie. Eek. Oh girl, she really did that.

Despite several chapters being narrated via Cathy’s letters, I felt like her sections as well Cathy and Ren’s relationship felt flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Sexual assault

mariafordon's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body horror, Blood, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Classism and Drug use

kermittothebook's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

vavocado's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Self harm

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

searedfish's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.5

I really wish I had liked this but no I didn’t 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia