Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

80 reviews

berrit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Slavery

kccrewdson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

The first in a phenomenal but devastating series. Intergenerational trauma is a main focus, so be prepared emotionally. But it’s one of the best series I’ve ever read and worth all the pain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content

gladduck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

  

loved how the three POV ended up being the same person, was such a good idea

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Excrement, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, and Transphobia

pogue's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and War

jacinderr's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

5.0

Pure genius I’m in awe
I think abt this all the fucking time 

The way this book was hyped I didn’t think I would deliver but I’m in shock as to how a human being could write something like this and actually pull it off. She is changing and defining the genre in more ways than one I had to go back and reread once I finished, I don’t think I’ll ever find another book like this 

NK Jemisin plzz punch me in the face I would be so honored 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Reread + Audiobook (narrator was fantastic). 

It's been long enough since I first read this that I had forgotten most of the plot and so it almost felt like reading it for the first time. The world building is superior and unique. Characters are very interesting and well developed. Loved the multiple POVs. One POV is in second person which takes some getting used to, but I did get used to it. Jemisin is really a master at storytelling! There are so many parallels you can draw from this story to our real world...

Don't forget there's a glossary and historical timeline (spoiler free) in the back of the book!! super helpful.

The big twist I had also somehow forgotten (but then figured it out while reading again). I forgot it ends on a cliffhanger!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia

Women in this world are often used as breeders, so there is a lot of

forced pregnancy that comes about by often unwanted sex (not exactly rape as described on page) but more just unenthusiastic intercourse.

smiley_ari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy

bcrowes11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

graceert's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

alayamorning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and Child abuse

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy