Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O'Donoghue

4 reviews

shelbygibbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved this! Gripped me throughout, really satisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Colonisation, Cancer, Murder, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Slavery, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

adrienne_rennie's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

readingthroughinfinity's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This has been on my radar since last summer when I saw it at YALC, so when I noticed that the audiobook was on Scribd, I thought I'd give it a go. And it was a really engaging, funny, and yet also heart-wrenching novel. I liked Charlie as a character, even though she was unreliable and disorganised at times. I always appreciate characters whose self-awareness increases as the novel progresses, and I liked this aspect of Charlie; she realises that she's been selfish and flighty at times, as well as bitter over Laura's successes and has, on a number of occasions, made excuses for her lack of ambition and career progress. 

I enjoyed the thought-provoking exploration of her friendship with Laura and I thought the way Laura changed over the years (especially after she found out that Charlie is a lesbian) was very realistic to real life. The critique of casual homophobia was very validating and the way the mystery unraveled kept me hooked. The final chapter was melancholic (as expected) and yet also hopeful for a brighter future, and I thought the author struck a really good balance between the two emotions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Violence, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Slavery, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Child death

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy