Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Civil War Land in Bad Decline by George Saunders

4 reviews

joyce_porter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Mental illness, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Bullying, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Murder

othersociologist's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Ableism

eve_gorman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

i love a good cold-hearted critique of capitalism, however i do not love boring stories with boring writing so i unfortunately did not like a good chunk of this book.

i know many people really like george saunders’ writing, but it just did not mesh with me, and the humor fell flat. his writing and storytelling grew on me throughout the short stories, but that progress was mostly ruined by how much i disliked bounty (the novella at the end of the book). overall, there is definitely a lot of merit to these stories, but i have more bad to say than good. mostly about bounty. fuck that story.

finally, i just want to say this. i have no problem with a white man letting his cynical and dark what-if thoughts run wild, until it comes to the horrors faced by historically oppressed groups. then, he better tread lightly and have a damn good point to make. i found most of the racism, misogyny, and sexual violence against women largely pointless, and therefore off-putting and difficult to read. there are exceptions, but not many.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

abbystevenson's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Genocide, and Slavery

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence