Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley

6 reviews

ilona_cupfulofpoetry's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

I think a one’s experience of a book is greatly determined by their expectations. I know people who gave good, sad, books a low rating because they were expecting a cute rom-com. Thankfully I knew what this book had in store and saw the trigger warnings. Therefore I got to experience this book for what it was, and it was gorgeous. Sure, it was incredibly hard to read at times and very sad, but the writing is sublime and the characters are very real. Everything about this story is gritty and grim; but that renders the sweet moments, the kind moments all the more lovely. 
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gmillers's review

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


Wonderful descriptions used throughout the book make it mysterious. 
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ktkate's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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embarcaderosky's review

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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tiktakkodiak's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book really changed me. it healed parts of me in ways i don’t know how to describe, and also hurt parts. it’s dark and weird and it’s hard to figure out where it’s heading next, but never once did i want to put it down. 
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hanakorodgers's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I loved the prose and the tone of writing. Really poetic but not overly dense or thick with metaphors. Follows some tropes and themes that I find overdone and needless, but I was moved by the juxtaposition of tenderness and icy-ness throughout. 

Although I understand the choice of the author to make the assault by Burke very graphic and clear vs the ongoing abuse by Nathan's father more illusive and hinted-at, I don't particularly enjoy witnessing these acts of violence. Although realistic considering the storyline and the context, I didn't especially enjoy the violence being the climax of the novel nor did I really appreciate the trope of gay people having to suffer for literary purposes.
 
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