Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

67 reviews

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

all222well's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Rape, Transphobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

avacate9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

ky__'s review against another edition

Found the characters too one dimensional for how heavy the topic of the book was. Not enough depth or growth in the characters to make me want to continue reading

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

hardy314's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

A challenging book about family, race, identity, and sacrifices. A fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

expecto_padronum's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

It started off strong but I felt like the rest of the book didn’t match the energy or the potential of the first 50 pages. Still good but not great.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs

candacem's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

journicanread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

granger's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

certainly a very informative read. i appreciate this book and bennett's writing, it's certainly about a topic that i have never learned about before. despite that, i don't particularly enjoy the plot and characters of this book to the fullest. it took awhile to get into the book and i must say it only picked up halfway through. it was a good enlightening read, but that was about it for me sadly.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment