Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

56 reviews

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Body horror, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

pineapple_queen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Racism

hashbrownhedgehog's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

goodnekovibes's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

yeah_nahnia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Great premise, but I felt it was a bit all over the place, and it seemed to rush to get to the conclusion, which left it ultimately unsatisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Body horror

kajoreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The concept was intriguing, the athmosphere was deliciously unsettling and the art was absolutely gorgeous. The artist and the colorist worked incredibly well together.

I really enjoyed the first half. It took time to establish the world and set the mood.

Unfortunately, the ending felt like reading a brief summary of the events. I wanted it to slow down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Drug use, Sexism, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Transphobia, Animal death, and Homophobia

enyltiak's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Such a gorgeous and haunting graphic novel—the horror of it compounds as you read and discover what is truly happening in Shudder-to-Think. Strange and horrifying and I absolutely loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

While there is no sexual assault on page, nor is it explicitly stated, it is a major theme of the story.

perleerose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

Had to read the first two chapters for school, found a digital copy to finish it
I really enjoyed the ending of the story, it was kinda hopeful to see those women take a hold of their own futures and for the solidarity among them. The graphics were sick in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Gaslighting

brassmonkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia

Themes of sexual assault are extremely prevalent the entire plot, but are never explicitly stated, and exist more within the realm of Southern Gothic metaphor.

kattrent's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a good read, I loved the diversity, and it provided an interesting backdrop to a very real issue going on in today's society.

I was happy with how they talked about rape and made it a choice to remember or forget by the end of the graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape