Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Life of the Party: Poems by Olivia Gatwood

26 reviews

yelenacherepanova's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

inesjp_'s review

dark medium-paced

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

sarahrosea's review

dark reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I read a lot of poetry books, and even rate a lot of them five stars. I love a lot of poetry collections. But very rarely do I find one that I truly think doesn't have a bad poem in it. This book was incredible. It all fit so well with the theme without ever feeling repetitive or on-the-nose. It was dark, and soft, and compelling, and despairing, and hopeful. I loved it so much, and I'm glad I bought it so I can go back and reread it whenever I want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

clocrim's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

Minor: Self harm

viacrow's review

challenging dark fast-paced

5.0

olivia manages to encapsulate every fear and desire and insecurity and experience i’ve ever had and turn it into art. this body of work makes me feel safe in a world where i am not 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism

lk3ssaf's review

dark emotional reflective

3.25

My favorite poems were the ones involving Jordan and the summer. I also liked the poems about Aileen. I don't quite like true crime and stories about dead girls, but this wasn't so bad. 

Also, poems that are written as though they are a stream of consciousness seem to be trying too hard to achieve that effortlessness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

montanius's review

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lucymbriggs's review

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content