Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

27 reviews

astridrv's review against another edition

Reading this book felt like watching Hard to be a god. Can't recommend it but don't regret it. And the author sure is a poet. All of the content warnings..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Excrement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

hannacolm's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

lottifus's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Incest

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I was very fascinated by the themes and characters in this book, but maybe due to the translation I found it hard to enjoy on a literary level. Far too many similes, things that needed more explanation and depth had none whereas things that were explored greatly seemed to have no purpose. I felt reading this that I was only scratching the surface of what was happening and I couldn't really get invested. Maybe the original Dutch is much better, who knows!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child abuse, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child death, Incest, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

aisistoashes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, and Death

fscherlie's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

mruds's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Incest, Gore, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

inaczej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Rape

biggaywave's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Incest, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicide, Child death, and Death