Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

124 reviews

aude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

persnickery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, and Child abuse

mcluster1's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was surreal, sad, and incredibly raw as well. Emezi’s books are quite honestly in a category of their own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Rape

arj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Car accident

jmcampbell57's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Rape, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

ctatu's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Self harm

zumpers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

nicjmorrow's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A very challenging book with hard subjects matter. I don't know that I'm the right person to have read this book and gotten the most out of it. The reading however was gorgeous. The spiritual subject matter is beautiful. And the realistic view of trauma is painful but true. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, Sexual content, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Blood

billiekate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved both the book and audiobook. Reads like personal nonfiction narrated by different parts of a whole person. Steeped in a deep connection to Igbo spirituality. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content

lena_krysiak's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Death