Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin

19 reviews

juliabristow's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

To be honest if I had read the content warnings on this I probably wouldnt have picked it up, so read at your own discretion BUT, I did still think it was really good. Some of the stories I didn't really vibe with stylistically but I think the author did a fantastic job giving each character their own voice and making it feel like you're just listening to a friend tell a story. Overall glad to have read it and thought it was really well done even if I wouldn't pick it up again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence and Rape

mirandawerts's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual violence

laserdiscreader's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Incredible retelling of myths I knew well, recognized, and didn't know prior to reading. I loved the structuring of each narrator's story within the larger book which, per the author's note, was intentional and therefore I appreciated it even more. Because of who the narrators are, the majority are very tough to read, especially if the topics at hand are personally triggering. I'm rarely bothered by any questionable content and even I started squirming during a few of these retellings. But then a hard tale is followed up by a beautiful one and it just all flows so well. This was read during a time I'm only reading from the library, and I plan to add this to my personal collection soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity

mmccombs's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

2.0

I’m really disappointed in this one, it had all of the makings of a book I’d love. Some stories were great, but mostly it was repetitive and overwrought. All of the voices were basically the same, so it never felt like we were hearing from a cast of characters. I saw a reviewer describe this as “100 rape vignettes” and I think that’s accurate. And it was just so graphic, which I think makes it look “deep” or “meaningful” or “important” but just renders it traumatic for no real reason at all. I don’t think this was feminist and it is a cis, white perspective on gendered violence through and through. There’s a kernel of something here but I mostly just think it should have been at least half as long and much more selective in what stories to tell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

theinvulnerabletide's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Incest, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia

ellajoy12's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

hunkydorky's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

alambnamedpam's review

adventurous emotional tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Infidelity, Incest, Grief, Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

lyd1a's review

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Rape and Violence