Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

6 reviews

golddust95662's review against another edition

Sexual assault of a child

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

fructosebaby's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment, and Death of parent

lucys_library's review

dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

miascupoftea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

2.75

this is probably the only book ever that the tv adaptation was better. and it was a LOT better. honestly i wouldn’t recommend reading the book unless you’re really, really into chess lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Bullying

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

inspiring slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

bethendsley's review against another edition

The childhood rape was too much for me & alcohol use became triggering 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence