Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

65 reviews

scarfoot's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Animal death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

georgieg's review against another edition

dark 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Medical content, Incest, and Sexual assault

mariekeroos's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, and Incest

annieisawolf'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

indiindi's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the darkest books I’ve read but very characters driven and well written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Incest, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

inaczej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Rape

heron_m's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Animal death, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Antisemitism and Bullying

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Incest, Suicide, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

cholliworth's review against another edition

Hands down the most disturbing book I’ve ever read. Couldn’t finish it. Please read the warnings before giving it a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Excrement

Moderate: Incest, Child death, and Animal death

nilanilanila's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Grief, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty