Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

34 reviews

connornoah's review against another edition

3.75

this was very well written and enjoyable, i just wish there was more direct intersections of the characters. because there is no ‘climax’, each story felt a bit aimless by the end.

i would have loved to know if conrad regained his memory/ reconnected with ben or to have a scene his interaction with the priest, and more about addie’s disappearance / coyote jones being caught

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

notsolocaltheatrekid's review against another edition

Too many changes of perspective - too many characters to fall in love with

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

emilyrosejamieson's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much, it could have been so disjointed but it fit together so well and was a really satisfying read. I definitely want to read again in physical form so I can flip back and forth and put the pieces together a bit better and make notes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Child death, Grief, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Vomit

merries's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

While ‘Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town’ is a hot favourite among the Carnegie shortlist, I cannot help but feel a bit deceived.

I thought the short stories would have concluded with the characters interacting in some way, and so while listening I tried my hardest to remember every character. However, not only were characters (apart from a couple) quite forgettable, but there’s actually no real conclusion to the stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

bookishbedlam's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

ihatesoup's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

aus10england's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow!! One of the best short story collections I’ve read. Although all the stories are connected by threads… I really enjoyed piecing the stories together. The backdrop of small towns really drew me to the stories, and I’ll be thinking about this book for some time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Death, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

jesshaslegs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

Im not sure there was anything particularly wow about this but I really enjoyed the connections between each story [read in one sitting though so clearly an easy read]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

sophie42's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Pedophilia