Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

70 reviews

clephairy's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

2.5

i found the premise and motivation of the book really interesting and promising. sadly it fell short. i think that stories told were certainly insightful but i think they werent told with the intentional nuance of liberating desire. it was not at all seperated from men and patriarchal concepts of conforming to gendered ideals. however i think the story concerning aaron knodel was not at all told with the particular compassion nor understanding that it deserved, as a 17yr old when reading about a teacher student relationship with someone my age i am appalled by the inclusion of graphic depictions of the assault that took place. furthermore the internalised misogyny throughout the whole scene in court was not cool and fun or anything that should be celebrated. 

im glad people felt carthasis and do not want to take that away from anyone. heal in the ways you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying and Incest

isabelleborc's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.75

Thought provoking on womens sexuality in relation to men

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

lucysm's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape

luelle_'s review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

4.0

This was a really tough read. I thought I'd fly through it but I just couldn't... It's the truth of the thing. It's important, but read with care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

hunterlovesneilperry's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

i was dissapointed. this book had so much potential, and it failed. it circles around three cis straight white women, who should not be at the forefront representation of «this is pleasure for women».

the way sloane would in deatil talk about her internalised fatphobia, and that she needed to be skinny, made me as a plus size person, feel disgusted with myself. 

lina starts off her part by talking about getting raped, and then you’re left with this feeling of «oh my god» because reading about rape is in no way fun or interesting. but she leaves it at that. she never brings it up again, and i was so obvious that her need for sexual attention comes from unhealed wounds.

maggie was just very complicated not gonna lie. i dont even know how to get into that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Car accident

adrianafetzer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

groovywitch's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

2.0

Taddeo claims to be writing about women’s desires, but actually ends up focusing upon those of men. Considering this, she unsurprisingly comes to zero conclusions regarding women and their desires. She also states how unfortunate it is that we only hear the stories of privileged white women, but makes no effort to counteract that, as she writes only of middle class white women in hetero relationships. I also feel she inappropriately handles the subject of sexual violence, somewhat sensationalising Maggie’s storyline. The book seems to be considered by many as ~uncomfortable~ but in an ~edgy and cool~ way, but I just found it plain uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Incest

slintangel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

sarhslbr's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

2.25

this book was really really hard to get through for me . i could not get into it and i had to make myself read it , but keep in mind that i’m probably jsut not intellectually available enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

liandra_bell's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Li este livro para a leitura coletiva da Pam Gonçalves de fevereiro, e imagino que se não fosse por isso eu sequer teria conhecido essa obra - ou pelo menos não atualmente -, porque ela está bem distante da minha "zona de conforto".

Trata-se de uma não-ficção sobre parte da vida de três mulheres que, como dito pela autora logo no início, pretende usá-las para abordar o tema do desejo humano, principalmente o feminino.

Gostei bastante do início do livro, especialmente pela escrita da autora, que achei bem envolvente e fluída. Acredito que isso tenha tornado a leitura mais fácil, considerando que os relatos contém várias situações e assuntos pesados.

Porém, conforme o livro avançava do meio para o fim, senti que meu interesse pelas histórias das três mulheres foi diminuindo. O início foi bem instigante por ainda ser tudo novo, eu estar curiosa para entender melhor da situação de cada uma delas ao longo dos próximos capítulos, e por eu conseguir me identificar com seus pensamentos e emoções, mesmo que eu nunca tenha vivenciado exatamente as mesmas situações.

Porém, nas partes finais a leitura começou a se tornar cansativa, especialmente nos capítulos da Lina, pois parecia que eles eram todos iguais e a história dela não estava realmente avançando.

O que acontecia em cada capítulo final dela costumava ser mais ou menos o mesmo que tinha acontecido no capítulo anterior. E mesmo que a autora considere importante mantê-los justamente para indicar essa repetição, acredito que eles poderiam ter sido MUITO menores, caso ela retirasse um pouco das longas descrições que fazia dessas cenas, já que eram praticamente a mesma situação já descrita anteriormente, e se ela as descrevesse uma única vez provavelmente não seria tão cansativo.

Enfim, embora eu não tenha gostado totalmente do livro, gostei das reflexões levantadas por ele; e toda a experiência de acompanhar as discussões ocorridas durante a leitura coletiva foram bem interessantes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Eating disorder