Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron

4 reviews

giuliamrll's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Ogni volta che la gente si lamenta dicendo che “in questo libro non succede niente”, una parte di me muore. In questo libro si cresce, come in ogni romanzo di formazione che si rispetti. James è un disadattato, asociale, altezzoso ma idiota - come tanti adolescenti, come lo ero io alla sua età. E anche se la vita va avanti anche quando non vuoi che cambi, non è scontato capire cosa si vuole. Insomma, ha solo 18 anni,  come fa a sapere cosa vorrà nella vita? Come fa a sapere cosa gli servirà?
(Terza rilettura, ogni volta è bello come la prima volta)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional 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

Fine. Quite boring sometimes. DIdn't grab my attention and when it did it didn't hold it for long, but I don't dislike the book. The title isn't very accurate, so I consider it misleading. The word angst would've been better, that's more truthful to the stillness / feeling of being lost teens and young adults feel.

I really don't like white authors, but they take up the majority of... well, everything, so if I come across a book with an interesting premise or cover or title I don't mind reading it, just for the sake of experiencing a new book that interested me. But white people really live in and experience an entirely different world. Only a white kid could be this annoying because he doesn't know what to do with his life, because he doesn't know how to find purpose.

Only a white kid, a white boy specifically, could harass a man of color, a coworker, of whom his mother is his coworker's boss!!!, and he doesn't even suffer proper repercussions!

I'd hardly argue he goes through any character growth, not that he has to, but at least be on the trajectory.

Lastly, do white people really talk like that? Like, not only with his therapist, but with his family too? At home??? I know teens don't talk like that for real, but I've read enough other white authors that it's becoming concerning. Do they not have other normal conversations with people? Even though this book was published over 10 years ago, how does this keep passing as how real people speak? No way. It can't be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism and Stalking

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, War, and Fatphobia

shellyyy_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

ho dato solo quattro stelle perché avevo alte aspettative. 
mi sono piaciuti i personaggi di james (il protagonista) e la nonna, un po’ meno la psicologa di james e john (il tipo che lavora alla mostra), la psicologa perchè non mi piace l’approcio che si è data verso james credendosi troppo superiore, nonostante all’inizio mi piaceva, anzi, mi piacevano le loro conversazioni, poi però mi è calata abbastanza, john invece, per quanto james abbia sbagliato (non giustifico ciò che ha fatto), credo che john se l’è preso un po’ troppo. 
il libro secondo me poteva finire un po’ diversamente, come per esempio, 

</cosa gli ha fatto cambiare idea nell’andare all’università, cosa è successo dopo la chiamata con il suo compagno di stanza alla brown, il suo percorso e il suo percorso psicologico con la psicologa e non andare subito a parlare della morte della nonna..>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

orchidd's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol and Death