Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Zeit der Schuld by Deepti Kapoor

52 reviews

dan047's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

eringl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

cstewart88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

courto875's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

juliatfowler's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

There is a lot of gratuitous violence in this book. Good to read own voices but this book was too long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

tfarfan's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abortion

bookmarkedbybecky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Age of Vice’s length intimidates me. I actively shy away from books that exceed 400 pages, and this one totals 546 pages. 😳 Yet, the tagline “where money, pleasure, and power are everything, and the family ties that bind can also kill” intrigued me enough to start reading.  

This book will not be for everyone in its Godfather or Sapranos-esque tone and style. Drugs, sex, violence, and greed unabashedly play a pivotal role in political corruption, family dynasty, and never-ending quest for power without regard for the consequences towards the greater Indian community. Kapoor’s magic with words creates characters you hate yet sympathize with simultaneously, and her setting descriptions feel movie-esque. (BTW - I hear FX/Fox Studio purchase the TV rights?!?)  She’s a remarkable storyteller!

I both read and listened to Age of Vice. Vidish Athavale perfectly narrates this organized crime story. His voice captures all the betrayal, the anguish of lost love, submission under power, and lackadaisical attitudes towards ethics and morality. Hopefully, he continues the series! 🤞

The more I sit with this novel, the more I love it. My only remaining question/debate lies with who Hummatgiri is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

bethanneguc's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

softacademia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved the premise and the setting and time period of the book but I didn't feel connected to most of the characters and there were too many description of what alcohol they were drinking (boring)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts