Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

16 reviews

aileron's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Abortion, Bullying, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

iridescencedeep's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Uses "beautiful" 23 times.

Writing is gorgeous. Murky. There's tension in every conversation. Lots of meaning in the small details, in these people's lives, or maybe Taylor is just imagining it. Sex, sometimes meaningful but mostly otherwise. In another sense, always meaningful, because what else could have meaning. 

^ That's the vibe, with a slightly higher density of five dollar words. 

(personal note: date started is approximate)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual content

doofusphd's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

fenouil's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual violence

raphynette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Kidnapping

aikoa's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Overall dreary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

awainwright's review

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

barbn's review

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

katie_koffman's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

introvertsbookclub's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I think Brandon Taylor’s writing is exceptional, so I’m disappointed that I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I did Real Life. There were lots of moments that I loved but altogether the novel felt lacking. In the absence of plot, it needed more substance or an overarching purpose to hold it together, but for me it didn’t deliver. The characters, their voices, the pacing, everything felt repetitive and lacklustre. Each chapter was an intriguing insight into an academic town and the graduates about to leave it, but it didn’t provide a new perspective or enough variety to keep me engaged. I am definitely in a bit of a reading funk which might explain my reading experience, but this novel was very depressing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs