Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Soñar con la superficie by Louise O'Neill

31 reviews

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Suicide, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, and Rape

danielle_n's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia, Suicide, Murder, and Lesbophobia

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

skyegbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

Beautiful tale. Lovely ending.


DNF because i read this when I was 12 (5 years ago) and thought I'd reread. Its good and I'd recommend it but it reads a bit young for me now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

cheye13's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

brief period of blackmail involving sexual favors

alyxinthestars's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

bethsbooketlist's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

So much of this I really loved (for the majority I could not put it down) but there were some fundamental things about Muirgen 's time above water I did not, and some things felt a bit jointed. But overall I did like and glad I read. I appreciated the strong female message (though possibly a bit overdone at times for me personally) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

lsylvie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

kimmyv's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

teaandtalltales's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Trigger warning: assault, rape.

This is a very dark tale… I did not expect to read something so deeply reflective of womens place in the world. It was gut wrenchingly brutal and unapologetic in its exploration of sexism and rape culture. But the storytelling was reminiscent of the greats - a true Grimms fairytale that had me hooked from 20 pages in. I had to know how it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment