Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The North Water by Ian McGuire

13 reviews

iakinney's review against another edition

The sexual assault of a child in the first chapter felt like shock value rather than a commitment to realism and the prose wasn’t good enough to make me want to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

stepfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

if i hadn't watched the show based upon this book, i might not have picked it up at all. that being said, it's an enjoyable short read, if a bit stomach-churning at parts. mcguire has a stunning ability to capture character voice, and i enjoyed how he explored the idea of man vs man and man as beast thru sumner and drax's characters. def recommend for anyone interested in lost-at-sea type of stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Animal death, Racism, Excrement, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Cursing

brief scene of necrophilia

underdog's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

readingturtle's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War and Violence

samlynne73's review against another edition

adventurous dark

4.0

Patrick Sumner babygirl I would die for you. 

Fantastic book, but double check content warnings before reading. It's VERY heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia

lamorna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Outing

laura_jayne's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Pedophilia, and Torture

samster's review against another edition

I'm sorry, I found the graphic first chapter far too unpleasant. I'm not usually squeamish, this is the second book I remember finding this unpleasant (though for different reasons) & I forced myself to finish the last one, and regretted it. So, I'm stopping this one here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Content warning not on the list for necrophilia.

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Abandonment