Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

15 reviews

ragelbagel's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this book, but it ended up being so underwhelming. Definitely better than the movie which had me hopeful for a while. However, it ended up just being a repetitive mess of love bombing and a lack of communication. The story had so much potential for character development and relationship exploration and sex education, but wow it missed the mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

pomegranate_muse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Sexual assault

hannahparadise's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

zamnabatool01's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault

mynameisactuallylenny's review against another edition

It's just straight up abuse at this point, the fuck???
She is super uncomfortable and had a bad sexual experience and he's just wants her to keep up with everything for his pleasure NO NO NO IM OUT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

mahra's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

samsonian's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

1.0

this book sucked. the prose was awful. spicy scenes poorly written. FMC was just cringe and generally the love interest was an asshole the entire book. 1 star bc it was mildly entertaining and i was dared to read it for shits and gigs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Initial thoughts: This is the only book I’ve ever listened to in 3x speed because it’s the only book I was fine with only halfway comprehending. It was in Libby’s “Available Now” section, so I borrowed it. And no, I am not sure why I did it.

Reflection: But as it turns out, I feel that I have gained something by reading this series. I actually ended up listening to the audiobooks twice. The relationship is undoubtedly complicated, and so are many real ones, so it was interesting to analyze its evolution.

I ended up adding a half-star to my previous 2.5 after my second read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

bunnypez's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault