Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee

14 reviews

hannah2896's review against another edition

Not something I'd usually read but picked up as longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.  The first chapter gave me false confidence in loving this book and didn't set me up well for the absolute brutality of the following chapters. Disturbing and not a particuarly enjoyable read - I wish I read reviews before picking up as I would have avoided. The chapters also seem quite disjointed which left me confused in parts. Dnf at page 77.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, War, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, and Violence

niko246's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

This book was such a rollercoaster of emotions though it was a bit confusing to follow at times (though that might just be me).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

beckyjzw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Child abuse, Infertility, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

anditsreal's review

challenging emotional informative sad tense 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

Beautifully heart wrenching. Confusing at times, as I understand the chapters used to exist as separate short stories and you can feel the disjoint. It also didn't need the biographer story as a wrapper.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Violence, Slavery, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

barbarab's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

I hesitated for a bit, then gave it 5 stars after all. I think this is a book that will stick with me for a while. 
This woman has been through so much and to be honest, it picked up on themes that I have been shying away from. I haven't read a book like this before, but if you have read a lot of Korean family sagas it may be less special for you.
The ending is absolutely fitting for our main character.
I listened to the audiobook and sometimes got confused about which perspective we had, but that could have been just me not paying proper attention. And it only lasted for a little while, it was not something that really bothered me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child death

minniethebookdragon's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, War, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder

emmajanereads's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Child death and Child abuse

okierika's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring tense 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

Immediately when I started reading this book, I was so excited at the thought of going back and re-reading it. The way the author flawlessly introduces characters and has you empathize with them is incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Cancer, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Colonisation

happyknitter2020's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Read as listed on the Women's Prize 2024.

An absolutely amazing story. Read over 2 days & let my mind follow the complex chapters of her life. Learned about women's experiences during the 2 wars & brings to life the values of the Women's Prize.

I think this would be my winner & will be on my Top 10 books for 2024.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Genocide, Infertility, Murder, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Racism, and War

bps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Violence