Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Magpie by Elizabeth Day

6 reviews

heather077's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Moderate: Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

slowloris's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

This book is awful. 
Somehow in the 2020s we are still being given media that demonises metally ill, sexual assault survivors. I can't stress strongly enough that sexual assault does not make you crazy and/or should not be used as an excuse for harmful actions. Mentally ill people have been shown time and time again in media that they are dangerous and unpredictable- this is such a damaging and incorrect portrayal of mental illness. 
This critique hasn't even consider (in detail) the poorly developed narrative voice, the lack of tension and "thriller" aspects, and awful pacing. 
I am so throughly disappointed with this book. I was actually brought to tears by how much this book frustrated me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

a_alves00's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

sib_reads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Abortion, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Grief

maureenmccombs's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I would have liked this book much more if the ending hadn’t fizzled out. I was expecting a big twist but there was not one. Onward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content

The sexual content is brief but it is still there.

roisindoylebakare's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Stalking, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Alcohol