Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

17 reviews

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Incest, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Child death

beccalynnfrank's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Check the content warnings before reading!! Hard to read at some points, but I loved the ending and the main characters progression was so meaningful because of all the hard parts. Super cool universe she’s made and the aliens in it are super interesting and well done. Overall great world building + great characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

readingescapes's review

slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pedophilia

forestghost's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

This book was very engaging and made me want to keep reading to see what would happen next, though the very dark topics it deals with sometimes made it hard to do so (incest, child sexual abuse). But while Midnight Robber had a great emotional impact on me, I found myself struggling to understand what the book was trying to tell me. Various themes were woven into the narrative, but many plots that had seemed important were dropped eventually without satisfying conclusions. 
Then again, this story is an exploration of the trauma the main character Tan-Tan experiences, and how she survives. In real life, things don’t usually get tied up neatly with a bow. It’s messy. And thus the narrative works wonderfully to reflect this messiness. 
Also, as a side note, I loved how queer people were allowed to casually exist. 
Overall, a book I would definitely recommend - as long as you’re in the right mindset to deal with the heavy topics. This was not an easy read, especially because I (foolishly) did not look up content warnings since it was required reading for a class. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Incest

Minor: Death and Abortion

bubblescotch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse and Murder

Minor: Colonisation

ra22ouille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

I was so wrapped into this story from the get go, everything felt so clear with the masterful worldbuilding woven together into the actions of the characters.

Tan-tan brought so much love with her and set a transformation on the world. She was a force of change to people, to new halfway tree, and also Toussaint and granny nanny. Watching her learn to love was hopeful and strengthening.

Abitefa and Tan-tan's relationship made me warm and tender. I wanted more of them together and at the end I really missed Abitefa's involvement because I wanted her to more vocally there and obviously be a friend and equal, not masquerading as a pet (it was unclear to me if she was or not which I found dissatisfying).

The timeline surprised me by how short a time period it was. The way Tan-Tan grew into a legend felt like it should have lasted a lifetime. I think it's really poignant that it all happened during her pregnancy and it says a lot about transformation and life and forgiveness, but I have conflicting feelings bc it was a little confusing and dissatisfying.

Overall this was such an incredible incredible story and it will stay with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Rape, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood and Abortion

unabridged_adventures's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

reggiethebird's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Confinement, Abandonment, and Vomit

nefari_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

returner424's review against another edition

Multiple subjects that I find deeply upsetting. Should have looked at trigger warnings before starting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Pedophilia