Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

97 reviews

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Confinement, Body shaming, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, Cursing, Car accident, Child death, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol, Deadnaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

awashi3's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, and Sexual violence

jillian_hope02's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

ewwa18's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Pedophilia, Car accident, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief

avareadssometimes's review against another edition

It was fucking disgusting and I couldn’t take it anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Rape

rhysied's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

This book has left me an empty husk of a human, wondering how the hell someone can do this to another person. Because I know the story is based off a real crime. 
I cry for Meg, I cry for humanity. I cry for me a little bit.
This book made me need a hug.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Body horror, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body shaming, Violence, Child death, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cursing, and Rape

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia

kalex_lcpl's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Torture, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

fourmorechapters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is incredibly disturbing. Please check TW. I’m honestly considering whether or not it is a book I want to keep on my shelf because I don’t want to be reminded of imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Child abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Torture, Excrement, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Utterly heartbreaking 

I picked up this book after researching the Sylvia Likens’ case and finding out this was based on it. I think this did a pretty good job fictionalising the case whilst still educating you on what happened. 

Each scene was absolutely gripping and disturbing, but i think the thing that got me the most was that Meg’s younger sister Susan had to witness her sister’s abuse and was physically unable to do anything about it. She was there til the very end, even witnessing her death, and that just really broke my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Confinement, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence