Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

26 reviews

backyardjake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Atwood has masterfully fleshed out and woven in two additional perspectives into the world of the waterless flood. Heartbreaking backstories and gut wrenching connections to the first book all end in a conclusion of dismayed happiness. Religous control, sexual domination, surrogate family and belonging, the guilt and madness of the survivor, and the unhealed scars of love. So many juicy parallels to the first book and a refeshing point of view. I may have liked the first book a tad bit more due to Jimmy's more relatable male gaze, but this is a hell of a follow up regardless of narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Torture, Gore, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Infertility, Kidnapping, Drug use, and Bullying

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Infidelity, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

melissahawco's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

meglikesbooks's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

dwellordream's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Gore

cbergin's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Violence

swaggie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Rape, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

vanamo's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Gore

hanamany's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Murder, Suicide, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Torture, Terminal illness, and Pedophilia

sweerin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape