Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Break by Katherena Vermette

62 reviews

buffy87's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Appreciated the strong flow of womanhood and sisterhood throughout the story. Felt compelled to keep going. Very triggering but there was something about reading these stories that filled me with gratitude and also made me realize I'll never understand that kind of generational pain. It really made me think and felt very real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Medical content

ginapasquinelli's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

dallyowally's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Child abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Grief

j_l_jackson's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

itissara's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

amyjoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This book was so beautifully written and ends on a really hopeful, optimistic note for the family, but boy, it's a tough, traumatic read. It's truly heartbreaking, and Vermette does such a good job writing all the different perspectives that you really just feel so dang sorry for everyone involved and invested in them, even the "villain" of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

schaarzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Dementia, and Death of parent

ckindlein's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

blueraspberry26's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Aboriginal, Canada setting, big family, strong women

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

ebweeks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

This was difficult to get through because it was extremely graphic and bleak. All the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Physical abuse