Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

258 reviews

puellaaeterna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

ceola's review

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Child abuse, Cursing, and Sexual assault

mcc's review against another edition

sad

2.5

OK, so I've read a lot of critiques about "A Little Life" being a kind of tragedy porn, but as someone who likes heavy and emotional fiction I still liked that book. It had something to say about the beauty of life within the tragedy and had complex characters. To me, Shuggie Bain felt like just tragedy for the sake of tragedy. There didn't seem to be a point or any hope to any of it. Also, it felt a little two-dimensional. There was nothing left unsaid, you never had to wonder what a character thought or felt or think about their motivations because it was written out clearly on the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

sarah_guido'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Themes of alcoholism, child neglect, lack of agency, crushing poverty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

jennyspencer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Addiction, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

emma_hensley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Cursing

foxglovefairy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

Extremely sad story of alcoholism and its devastating familial, social, and economic effects. A portrayal of parenting your parent and the love and strength it takes to never give up on those whose present and futures are wrought with addiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Homophobia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cursing, and Alcohol

bethtrigg's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Rape, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Violence

pinksy's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Sad
Beautifully told
Hard hitting
Complicated
Complex 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child abuse