Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz

4 reviews

greatexpectations77's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was very into this story, and I love an unreliable narrator. I thought it gave a pretty realistic picture of what trauma can look like (paranoia, withdrawal, slow recovery, the feeling that everyone wants to go back to "normal" but you are a different person now). For young adults (or anyone!) who went through a trauma or had someone they love go through one, this could really help decipher what could seem like weird and even frustrating behavior. Oh my gosh, the amount that I just wanted to SCREAM at the mother that she needs to just let her daughter heal for FIVE MINUTES. But I think that was also realistic! Excited to read this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Death, Stalking, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

lyd41's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Gotta love another recovery from traumatic event novel where no one understands the protagonist except that one special person and you kinda can Never tell what's going on because it's written in first person so it's like all over the place obviously bc she's going through a crisis which is what the author intended but I still don't like it. Guys please start writing your trauma recovery books in third person I can't read another first person abstractly described panic attack

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Stalking, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Vomit, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Grief

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Though, at first, I found the prose too waxing and poetic with an excess of adjectives and specificity of description, once it was explained that the narrator was a poet it made a lot more sense. I saw the twist coming a mile away, but I felt like that didn’t matter because the emotional weight and journey of the protagonist were what carried the story, not simply the plot of her abduction. Because of this, I especially liked that her story did not end wen she was found. We were given further glimpses into the struggles in the aftermath. Overall a powerful story with a well developed protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Eating disorder

joyreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse