Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

27 reviews

ferre_smeets's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.0

Incredibly slow and dark, disgusted by almost everything every character did, but that just shows how good it's written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Grief, Child abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Bullying, Self harm, Animal death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, and Cancer

mokuren's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

junkits's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

emptychurches's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I always enjoy books that have an adolescent protagonist that manage to preserve the weirdness of the mind of a child/teenager. The recall of stories that they are told being taken as truth, the value systems and their place in the world, and interactions with their siblings and peers. I really struggle with this type of books where the narration is through a lens of omnipotence. Kids are messy. Growing up is dark sometimes. This book really nailed that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Eating disorder, Excrement, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

mchannah's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence

cbrooks288's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Rape

jamieruwen's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The word “brutish” comes to mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Grief, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Eating disorder

Neglect, emotional manipulation, christianity