Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

True Story by Kate Reed Petty

6 reviews

onion's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident and Drug use

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

If you're coming to this book expecting a book that's marketed towards the main focus on the victim herself, you're going to be rudely mistaken. This book focused on  bystander Nick to the events of his friends. It mainly focused on his alcoholism but didn't have a plot to resolve his past issues. The author also used Nick as a questionable plot device

; He was brought to be a figment of Alice, the victims, imagination

. I'm assuming to make her seem unreliable and questionable but it definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. Yes she was passed out when this event happened but using Nick and Q to question her sanity and credibility was wrong to me. Especially because everyone made it seem that she was raped

- even Richard seemed to admit that he raped her by acting suspicious through changing his name, created a company that helps erase incidents from one's pasts, had those long interviews for his book without her knowing it was him, etc

. They all went along with it, including Alice. "She was drunk, how are we to know she was raped?" "It was a misunderstanding", etc. -- these stupid rape defenses were what shouted out to me when I read that the boys seemed to rape Alice and Alice trusting the rumor and going along with it-- this can be incredibly harmful to those that were actually raped and not believed. And Q, he was ridiculous. He could've been used to talk about how sexual abuse victims tend to go into unhealthy relationships after trauma but no he was aimed to be this humorous supervillain. Lastly, Richard. Ugh, he was so suspicious. Who does all what he did if what was said to be a rumor was only a rumor? Those that are guilty. This book felt like a joke to sexual abuse victims. Do not recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

lillicharlotte9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Sehr düster, sehr verwickelt, man weiß nicht so richtig, wo es langgeht, die Charaktere haben alle einen Schuss und das Ende hat mich verwirrt, dann überrascht und schließlich irgendwie befriedigt zurückgelassen, da es relativ offen gehalten wird und dadurch gut ist. Die Menschen sind vielschichtig und nachvollziehbar und der Stil ist teilweise experimentell. Man hat es schnell gelesen, aber man denkt schon noch eine Weile darüber nach. Alles in allem ein wirklich empfehlenswertes Buch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Self harm, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Rape

madeleinebay's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

mariahkindareads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

cko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Suicide and Self harm