Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum

7 reviews

felicityebhaslin's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, and Confinement

Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Cancer, and Excrement

Minor: Self harm

acresofclams's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Ableism, Medical trauma, Grief, Rape, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Blood, Vomit, and Racism

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Ableism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death

Minor: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

trippalli's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

A gripping and emotionally moving story about folks who have to live in assisted living. Specifically a range of kids and teenagers from 8:00 to early twenties... This tail really feels realistic and the kids voices are grounded and down to earth and the caregivers and people who work there. Some of them are also disabled are also just very real and lovable people who I wanted to read about more after the book ended. I want to know what they do next and there's also some people in this book who are just vile, but at least in this story a lot of them get what they deserve but not all of them. It's very realistic that way and this is the story I think would make great educational reading except there is also a vivid horrible rape And that's pretty unbearable to read about. But it does happen to these people who are institutionalized .... It's just terrifying

Overall though, the book has so many uplifting characters and compassionate characters and happy moments and moments of jubilation and accomplishment that I really did enjoy listening to the audiobook of this story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

indydc's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child abuse, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship

jenna_smuszkiewicz's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? No

4.25

I had to read this book for my Intro to Disability Studies class. I'm glad I did because I likely would not have picked it up otherwise! This follows a cast of people that rarely get to tell their stories, young disabled people left in nursing homes. The author is disabled as well and she talks about how her involvement in activism inspired her to write this. 

I loved how each character had their own distinct voice. With the type of grammar and spelling used, each character was distinct. It took me a while to learn all of them but I did enjoy the array of characters. We see disabled rep we don't normally see such as disabled characters in romantic relationships and/or having sex. 

This book had a strong theme of discussing independence or autonomy for disabled people as well as whether individual actions or the system should be blamed for harm. I really appreciated the discourse and it gave me something to reflect on. Individuals can have responsibility but no lasting change will be made without fighting the system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

flordemaga's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Transphobia