Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

There There by Tommy Orange

8 reviews

caitlink's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

morgankailackerman's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is an absolutely gorgeous book. There is so much there in the pages of this book less than 300 pages. It’s so well written and it’s filled with depth. I’m excited to see what Tommy Orange does in the future if this is the debut novel. I love the format of the book and the scope of characters is amazing. Orange weaves the narrative together so ingeniously. 

Although I really liked it, my own personal history puts me off to it. It is so violent, not my normal kind of book (I read this for one of my grad classes). I would not teach this book to high schoolers, like my professor suggested, because it is way too violent. It has a beauitful message, but the Native on Native violence is nuanced, and I would worry it is too nuanced (and triggering and intense) for a high schooler to understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Drug use, Murder, Hate crime, and Sexual harassment

litliz's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Genocide, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

readwithev's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Beautifully written, poetic, and a great commentary on the modern, urban Native American experience. Most of the characters had strong unique voices. However, I think Orange could have cut Bill, Edwin, and Calvin; instead he could have brought more background and depth to the rest of the character especially Blue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

jenny_d's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

Minor: Excrement

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Colonisation, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Incest, and Infidelity

sarahyllescas's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

There are so many characters and separation in the characters stories until the way end that I couldn't remember them all and it was hard to keep track what happened to who.  That being said, this contemporary piece was so reflective and eye opening to the individual struggles of natives and even minorities as a whole. I really enjoyed that insight. I also just hated the ending was so vague that <spoiler!!!!!!!!> you can't even tell if half the characters die or not! Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, and Fatphobia

gertrudski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment