Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

10 reviews

stephlikestoread's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cancer

maddalenacesco's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

girl loses her sense of self, mental stability, backpack... and much more, if you know what I mean

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

clarepledl's review

reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

gertrudski's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual content

anagramatica's review

dark funny reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I found the college setting and philosophical dialog a little irritating at first. I was listening to the audiobook and the author was reading. I wasn’t sure if I was going to continue listening, but I stuck with it. There were some pure funny moments, some cringe funny moments, and a lot of existential young-person-seeking moments. The later part of the story was easier for me to warm up to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer

tatjanasbooks's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

kaitlynjeon's review

emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence

lybe's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I enjoyed The Idiot but this just fell flat. Batuman's extraordinary humour that was such a big contribution to why its predecessor was and is so popular is still there (and I did laugh out loud several times, thank you very much) but the novel as a whole feels tedious and lacklustre. Batuman's interviews surrounding its publication were truly interesting but those ideas and concepts are just murmuring around in the background and rarely ever transpire superficially in a naïve (American?) way.
I would have most likely DNF'd this if I hadn't been listening to the audiobook.

The amount of mostly unreflected r*p* scenes in this? What's with that?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

dillyoz's review

dark emotional funny reflective 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

3.75

The ending was very disappointing and soured an otherwise engaging read. Selin is reflective, relatable, whimsical and it’s fun to read her reflections in daily life. It starts off strong and easy to devour but the ending was honestly upsetting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

abmochapman's review

funny lighthearted reflective 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

I feel like Either/Or gives Selin a really solid, satisfying ending that The Idiot lacked, but I do still hope that we will see her again and that, maybe next time, she might finally explore her attraction to women. Maybe that will be the meaning she seeks!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence