Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

252 reviews

laure_frompariswithbooks's review

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

risaleel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Slavery, Sexual harassment, War, Child death, Violence, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, and Vomit

annasbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

sr_marshrat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Silence of the Girls had the potential to be an enlightening, if depressing, view of the Trojan War from the perspective of women in the Greek camps. Instead, it's overwritten version of the myth we already know. A few chapters from Briseis' perspective (that truly had potential to be engaging on their own, hence the 1 star) and some ham-handed emotional dialogue between Achilles and Patroclus do not make this a more "real" Troy story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Animal death

bloempje's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

nats2643's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Torture, Self harm, Death, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Murder, Suicide, and Grief

dekumoe's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexism

shadi_anna's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

Graphic: War, Misogyny, Violence, Slavery, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Body horror, and Grief

megamusic14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.25

I’m general, there were parts of this book that weren’t my cup of tea. And this author’s style isn’t my favorite.  However, I was overcome by the message the book portrays. Women having no voice in their story and what that looks like.  A very heavy story showing vivid descriptions of what war can look like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, and Blood

trinofspades's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Trafficking, Slavery, War, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, and Rape