Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Break by Katherena Vermette

62 reviews

brookepower's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment

kyanite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death

Minor: Murder

njw13's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

emzireads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Rape

amymacca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Violence

biancadubois's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Racism

lilcoppertop's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Pregnancy

spaghettireads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I’ve been meaning to read this for a long time. I’m so glad that I finally made time to read it.

The storytelling is great in this book, Vermette puts together a multi perspective novel so well. There are so many complex and interesting characters, and you leave the book caring about all of them. This is the type of book that you need to trust that it’s all going to come together, and it does. This was a great book club pick too, since there was a lot to discuss and reflect on!

I would highly recommend reading this if you haven’t already! This will likely be one of my favourite fiction reads of the year. I am really looking forward for The Strangers, which comes out next month and follows some of the same characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, and Sexual assault

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

This story is full of trauma. Trauma that needs to be heard. Personal trauma, familial trauma, intergenerational trauma. It is as hopeful as is is sad though. I enjoyed how it was laid out, how each chapter was dedicated to a different character and their story and how they were connected. The characters were strong and well thought out. Each had a story to tell. The family tree was helpful in placing characters as the story progressed, because it was not always told. The story also told of the culture and the way it interacts with the community. I did find that the story felt unfinished, but I also see the necessity and beauty in that. All in all, I really enjoyed it. It was a story of strength and family and hardship.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

lizgo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism