Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Deerskin by Robin McKinley

20 reviews

hollowistheworld's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

bespectacledone's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A very difficult story told beautifully and with great care, but it still could be triggering to many people so please heed the content warnings. McKinley handles her dark subject matter so well though, that I really enjoyed this story of growth, and I found the ending very satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Incest, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Excrement

gracefully_jk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Excrement

meghan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, and Animal cruelty

optomystyc's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

mrgattman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage

thewileyseven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Miscarriage

Lissar's father rapes her within the first 75 pages of the book. She escapes, and has a miscarriage of the fetus produced by that violence. She spends much of the book repressing the traumatic memories thereof. It is a very smart depiction of PTSD and general trauma. Her healing journey is realistic, hopeful, and vindicating.

generaljinjur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

cried on at least three separate occasions reading this; really appreciated some of the early craft moves by McKinleyn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage

lillizzy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Incest

lottomotto's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Wasted fantasy storytelling. I realize this story is dated but it didn’t challenged some boundaries or stretch a classic myth into a unique yarn .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence