Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

130 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Body horror, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Self harm, Transphobia, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Suicide, and War

jaimc's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Classism, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

jagwar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer

anne8373's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

apiologee's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Toxic friendship

anniebh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Racism, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

novelspirits's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Murder

itsmebee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Bullying, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

ledichose's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The writing is among the best of recent books I’ve read. Makkai is talented. I do feel as if there are moments when I wasn’t sure what to think of

the examination of the #MeToo movement and the acknowledgement of widespread sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by men against cis women and the protagonist’s feelings about her ex Jerome’s cancelation. Perhaps the gray area is the point.

I was also disappointed about the way that

Brit and Alder disappeared from the final act and how Jeff sort of takes over the role of coconspirator. The “love story,” however brief, felt quite tidy.

Still, I felt sucked into this plot, alongside of Makkai’s writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Terminal illness

the_book_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexism, Cancer, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Infidelity, Body shaming, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts