Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girl at War by Sara Nović

5 reviews

thehmkane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very solid. Great prose, heartwrenching story. Shines a light on a topic I knew little about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual violence

itsmebecca's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think what struck me most when reading Girl At War as an American was the way we treat survivors of war. The dichotomy between Ana’s childhood in Croatia and her life in America as a teen/adult was stark. I really felt her pain and frustration in the pages. As someone who has always had an interest in former Yugoslavia, this put humanity behind the history I have been studying.

Though I wish the end had been a bit more tied up, I can see the intent in leaving it more open. I will be thinking about this book for a while — and I am not often deeply impacted by books like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual assault, War, and Violence

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, War, Death of parent, Child death, and Death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

msennflinn's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Violence, Child death, Genocide, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Rape

juhlig's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder, War, Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault