Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

5 reviews

k8k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Sexual assault

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

itsamemarion's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Avni Doshi did a brilliant job at writing this book and detailing the difficult and exhausting relationships between a family, with a strong focus on toxic relationships between a mother and a daughter. The main character walks the reader through her lifetime, from when she was little to present day, detailing her experiences with her loved ones and those surrounding her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, War, and Dementia

Moderate: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

anonymousreader's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

penelopereads's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

Can’t make up my mind about this book. It’s uh... transgressive. I was filled with a sense of dread reading it. It’s grimy.
The storytelling is good though and you name it - the author went there. The writing also stopped me in my tracks a few times.
Still, I don’t really know what to think. Is it really bad or really good? Someone please tell me where I should land.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Excrement, Pedophilia, Vomit, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Racism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault