Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

136 reviews

cynthibook's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

sha's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.5

The descriptions in this especially when they “suck their teeth” 🤢🤮

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Body horror

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Addiction, Self harm, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Mental illness

helen777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Violence, Drug use, and Cursing

raybudbury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A sucker punch of a book. Well-written especially the Scottish jargon. Well-deserving of the man booker. Initially hard to get into but also hard to read at points due to the subject matter. I feel like this is really a well-written take on how families with addiction get rocked by the person addicted and the system. I imagine it’s really a good period piece for how people were dealing with poverty in the 80s-90s + the homophobia one gets in their youth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Child abuse

burnourhistory's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pedophilia, Self harm, and Rape

emmah_reads's review against another edition

5.0

Ouch. This book is beautifully written  and heartbreaking: visceral everyday tragedy.

Check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia

veronikatupa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

melwheelz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Infidelity, Abandonment, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Death

ailbheclaire's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-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

5.0

Painful, beautifully written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Homophobia, War, Violence, and Alcoholism