Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

119 reviews

miri42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident and Emotional abuse

lolajh's review against another edition

I just think this is just too much for me to deal with right now, and it’s not looking like the book is going in a direction that is promising and is making reading all this trauma actually worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, and Blood

thekissballad's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a hard one to get through, and not just because of the content. For which I'll say, do your research and read any warnings before diving in.

I did enjoy reading all of the personalities' perspectives and seeing how they help and/or hinder. However, in doing so, there was no clear timeline. The story jumped all around, and with it brought an excessive amount of repetitiveness.

The graphic and/or vulgar scenes were also not to my liking, and there were many. Had I done the research I suggested any future readers do, I probably would not have chosen to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

booksandboardgames's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

cocorose's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

bedtimesnack's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Self harm, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Eating disorder, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Incest, Lesbophobia, and Blood

Minor: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Drug use

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Death, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Abortion, and Pedophilia

takarakei's review against another edition

I am sad to DNF this. I have read 3 other (newer) of Emezi’s books which I think are much better or at least were more attention holding for me. This one just wasn’t really my style and I could not get into it. Again it saddens me cause I’ve really enjoyed their other books, so I def recommend PET and their memoir Dear Senthuran !! And I will continue to read their other books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Body shaming

heartsbyzak's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Drug use, Self harm, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Car accident, Child death, Sexual content, Rape, and Blood