Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

23 reviews

ksuazo94's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Emotional abuse and Abortion

queenkath32's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Abandonment

pobaw24's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

samone2's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and War

sqacedvst's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

kappafrog's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Trafficking, and Murder

kbusemeyer's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

I think this book got better as each section progressed. With no background knowledge of this book, I expected a different format that was more linear than it was and also more interactions between mothers and daughters.

It ended up being more like the POV of each characters view of their moms (and in the Moms case, what they then passed on to their daughters).

I think for being as old of a book as this is, the writing still felt very relevant to today and there were very timeless stories. It definitely did feel like Waverly and Jing Mei were the main characters, but Waverly was definitely the most annoying.

I loved the last two chunks where there were the daughters POV of an event and then the mom’s POV of the same event (with the vase). It shows how you’re only getting one perspective and it can be unreliable. And then of course the last chapter where Jing Mei is reunited with her sisters is my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Child abuse

beebeewin's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I had been wanting to read this book for awhile and it surpassed my expectations! I loved the way all the stories were woven together as it made this cohesive and yet diverse perspective for understanding these women. The mothers' mysterious and untold stories drew me in and I could relate to the daughters trying to understand their moms. The interplay of all the women's American and Chinese identities created fraught but emotionally powerful stories. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a fast but fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

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

5.0

a collection of stories about the Chinese American experience touching on immigration, generation gaps, sexism, racism, and more

really well written interesting stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment