Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

7 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

I related to Enid more than I would like to admit. This was spectacularly written and I really enjoyed the pace and writing style. I will definitely be coming back to this one again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Ableism

Minor: Toxic friendship, Rape, Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

hgullegrogan's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. Emily Austin continues to write neueodivergent, queer characters authentically. I see myself in some of Enid's struggles. I think what's particularly special about this story is seeing Enid's self image evolve and transform through the various relationships in her life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence

sashdb's review

dark 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

2.0

the manic pixie paranoia was a series of misunderstandings all along. wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

agracerobinson's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I had an unshakeable feeling in my stomach while reading this and I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Murder

yayathegreat38's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Vomit, Self harm, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Eating disorder

thekristinashow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

3.5

Enid might be one of my fave book characters of all time. She’s quirky, obviously knows a lot of interesting facts about space, and to top it all off, she’s queer, deaf in one ear, and has a phobia of bald men and has no idea where it came from. 

The story follows Enid as she figures out her childhood trauma, leans into her friendships and dating life, and finally goes to therapy to get her shit straight. 

My only qualm is how quickly Enid experiences personal growth - it felt slightly rushed in the ending, but I found myself cheering for her as she found her voice.

Lots of trigger warnings, so check the label before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Blood

zedohee's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

3.5

emily austin has so much empathy for her characters. it’s genuinely joyful to see them come into their own. 

that being said, this almost felt like an over edited debut novel? slightly self conscious in a way that stops it from fully embracing the depth of its strangeness. i loved a lot of it and it’s my favourite read of the year so far but it’s definitely undercooked. 

i get that rumination is enid’s whole deal but the first half of this book felt extremely stagnant. list-like, like austin was checking off popular and familiar beats instead of letting the story unfold organically. didn’t hate it but it added an air of predictability that undercut the depth and heart of the story. & as much as i loved them, i also didn’t entirely buy all the characters relationships to each other. some interactions (LOVED polly in particular whose unabashed lesbianism was everything, but she was little more than an apparition:/ ) felt hastily tacked on, like an afterthought, which sucked because reading about enid’s unique relationship to everyone in her life was the best part. unfortunately the book ends—rather abruptly—once she really settles into those relationships. it’s hard not the compare the patchiness of this to the subtly of <em> everyone in this room will someday be dead  </em> which was achingly earnest and deftly crafted, but this didn’t quite reach those aims. 

i just wanted more of everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Sexual violence, Violence, and Stalking