Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

18 reviews

bethniamh's review

dark mysterious tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

mlovesbooks's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Intense with that excruciating ending.

I really enjoyed the audiobook; wish I could've found the original Spanish version.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Gore

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Aside from the unnecessary fatphobic remarks, this book was well written. This author has a way of making a horror get progressively more horrific with each chapter. I was always left with more questions and wanting more. Highly recommend if you're into creepypastas!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

aliciarosales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, and Rape

bookwhore07's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

so gorgeous every other line reads like poetry. very intelligently written but not too hard to understand. also very creepy and gorey in such an intentional way that i don’t think a lot of horror books live up to. i <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

blackmetalblackheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 Jawbone is not a book for everyone. It is profoundly disturbing at times; filled with messy characters, intense trauma, manipulative behavior, and torture. Yet there is a depth to its message; the connections of the characters, the bonds of mothers and daughters, the idea of purity and potential. The stream of consciousness style of writing gets into the heads of these characters in a way that captures their unique voices, thoughts, and perspectives. Sitting here after having finished, there is an unsettled feeling in my stomach; an uneasiness that is hard to capture in words. And that is the power of this book. Ojeda, and the amazing work of the translator, presents something visceral and powerful. Some will be turned off by that, but those who are not will find something truly excellent within these pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death