Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

101 reviews

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

nicekweenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

princess413's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Based off of real events that are beyond disturbing. It made me want to jump into the story and give Ruth a taste of her own medicine. This book will leave you feeling sick, sad, horrified. Like watching a trainwreck and not able to look away.  Read trigger warnings, not for everyone. Very hard to stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

abihickford's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Bullying, Blood, Gaslighting, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

adeliiasocks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Rape, and Body shaming

ericasbookshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

What a dark book, seriously not for the faint of heart. I actually think I made a mistake listening to the audiobook as once i got further into the book, it was difficult to listen to because of the content and I think reading it would have made it slightly easier. Trigger warnings for literally everything, this is easily the most disturbing book I’ve ever read, it’s based off the Sylvia Likens case which is an absolutely horrendous case of abuse, torture and murder. This isn’t an easy read, both because of the subject matter and  the writing, it’s  very abrupt, blunt, and makes you feel like you’re there, which works in the exact way I imagine Ketchum wanted it to. This made me feel disgusted and angry,  I wanted to scream at multiple points while reading it and  some scenes are absolutely burned into my mind.  Overall, this is an incredibly well executed book that I’m hesitant to recommend to anyone, if you do choose to read it.. be prepared, this will stick with you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Murder, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Blood, and Bullying

dadcalves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse