Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Stay True by Hua Hsu

5 reviews

mengzhenreads's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

This reads like a college essay in the best way possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual violence

Minor: Racism and Drug abuse

miraleighv's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Murder

kaymay29's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

I enjoyed the actual story of the author and his friends and the recounting his feelings and perspective on the events covered in the book, however throughout the book the author will use 1-2 pages to give a mini history lesson or explain theory. Personally, the theory explanations didn’t help me understand the theories when he later applied them to his life ( I feel adequately explaining theory requires more than one or two pages), I found them boring and at times didn’t see how some of the history lessons contributed to the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: War, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Drug use and Mass/school shootings

* The author gives descriptions of horrific events of the 90s at points in the book such as, hate crimes, murders, and child molestation.

kitausu's review

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Absolutely devastating. I'm still processing my thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Cursing

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Thanks to PRH Audio for the free copy of this book.

 - STAY TRUE is a meandering memoir, a book that truly captures the roaming of the mind that happens in college friendships as you are trying to figure out yourself and your relationship to the world.
- The blending of pop culture and philosophy in this book is wonderful, prompting deep consideration of how we choose to present ourselves and interact with others.
- The last portion of this book, after Ken’s death, is really hard. I think Hsu nailed that feeling of being unmoored after a loss, and it’s painful and beautiful to follow him as he tries to make sense of it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Grief, Hate crime, Confinement, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual violence