Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Una chica es una cosa a medio hacer by Eimear McBride

56 reviews

leahnott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Rape

and_abigail's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

unrateable. very sad and depressing and dark dark dark but well written?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

hollieadaw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Incest

Moderate: Vomit

jsfbec's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

dashes101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

Yeah I do not know how to rate this book at all. This was one of the most challenging books I read in 2022, both in content but also in style. The experience of reading this book is draining. The sentences are short and grammatically incorrect; the book grabs, twists, and pushes you through the pages with force. The content itself is very traumatizing, and the main character's mind (which the reader occupies) is simply messy. This book took me nearly a month to read just because I couldn't sit down and breeze through pages. However, I didn't hate this book. It was definitely one of the most unique books I've picked up, but I'm glad I read it overall. This one will definitely stay in my mind for how McBride wields the English language as a weapon for building atmosphere and character. 

As an experience: this book is maybe a 3.5 star read. Its difficult and challenging with very, very few hopeful moments. The relationship between the main character and her brother (to me) felt underdeveloped in their youth and hence the end of the book didn't have the same impact as I felt it could have had. The ending however, is beautifully written, and I really did enjoy it. I also understand the different themes the book juggled (sexuality, coming of age, and religion) but I felt like there was a lot happening all the time that wasn't really developed (?). Things just happened with no real need or reason, which is very fair because that's how life is! But it led it to be a little bland at times. I also understand the reasoning for the main character's sexuality 'growth' (not the right word) but it was extremely uncomfortable to read about.
As a piece of literature: probably 4 / 4.5 stars. I love how unique and aggressive the style is -- it draws you in and persuades you to keep reading. It's almost as if the writing is another character that improves the characters in the novel. I also commend McBride for sticking through and getting this book published after 9 years of rejections. It's definitely worth a read (IF you look through the warnings first and are in a good head space) but don't expect an easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol

yolkdevil's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Incest, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

lydiahope98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Incest

miles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism and Excrement

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 With A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing it was the unique sentence structure. It’s fragmentary, experimental, stream-of—consciousness, as if you are only hearing half a conversation or getting partial thoughts in a jumbled order. It could have been confusing and a deal-breaker, especially when none of the characters are named. But for me it worked. I soon settled in to its rhythms and found it especially effective in vividly portraying strong emotions like grief and rage. The content of this story is a challenge in its own right, including cancer, an abusive parent, rape, grief, unhealthy sexual behaviours, negative impacts of religion, and suicide. I found this book to be memorable and expect it to stick with me for a long while.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

amberinbookland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Ableism, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, Violence, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Grief, Incest, Cursing, and Blood