Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

20 reviews

oceange's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

dale_in_va's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Interesting commentary on the prison industrial complex and trickle down economics.  I think the sexual debauchery in the novel is meant to symbolize the corruption that occurs in such a system, but the sex in is so salicious that it can get a bit distracting and one forgets that it is a symbol.  But then again, in a world where one doesn't have real currency, I guess sex is the one currency that everyone has and can either spend or covet. 

Like Margaret Atwood's other books, this book is both entertaining on its face, and a deep social commentary.  Not a dissappointment, but didn't blow me away either.  Maybe because I couldn't really relate to the protagonists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence

Men are not portrayed in the best light in this book. So much so, that it can be a bit of a distraction, and may be a hurdle that may prevent readers who identify as male from getting the satire.

cleotheo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Rape, Murder, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Minor: Trafficking, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cancer, and Death

eli99's review

dark 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

2.0

This book was just weird. It's not the sex stuff that was weird. I don't mind weird sex stuff. It's that the dystopia didn't seem realistic. At the same time, parts felt boring. Parts of the world haven't changed, yet parts are so different. 

At the end, it tries to wrap things up, but it doesn't feel successful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Sexism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Homophobia

isasbuchwelt's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Sie kann es besser. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content and Death

fixesofia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Medical content, and Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Child abuse

madisonrhoff's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Rape

yyes'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

uhm_kai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

cool concept

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Forced institutionalization