Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

98 reviews

ingrid21's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, War, and Antisemitism

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gore, Rape, War, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

hungeberg's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Never has "Challenging" rung more true to me  - but in a diffrent sense than usual. There is a big chunk towards the end where i frequently had to take breaks because the describtions of what the characters exeprience is so horrific. 
However i did really enjoy this book even though it was darker than anything i had read in a while. I especially enjoyed the character of Frigg since  he reminded me of people i've met in real life - even though he is absloutly horrible. He was laugable throughout the book to a point where i laughed out loud because of his self interest and stupid observations. 

Anyway i don't get why this belongs in young adult it is pretty horrific to read and I wouldn't let anyone under 18 read it because of some of the graphic describtions. That said the book is very necessary especially because this is properly pretty close to the horrific acts of violence commited throughout the war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, War, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Genocide, Death, and Child death

marisabenn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book so much. It is the book that really got me hooked on historical fiction. It's listed as YA, but I didn't think it felt YA. I loved the different point of views and how they all blended together. One of the few books to actually make me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

laurendavis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape

paduckling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

this book ripped my heart out

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

shelbyhatley's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abandonment and Animal death

masha_and_the_cat's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Violence, Hate crime, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma

jaqylantern's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.5

While some chapters were shockingly short it only added to the tense sensation of the story. 
This book was very emotional, even expecting some things and knowing the tragedy coming. 
Highly recommend, especially for high school students. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

hazel_t23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, and Rape

Minor: Animal death