Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

11 reviews

m0_x13's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Cancer

stierwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Thank gd for this book. It’d been a long time since a book was a full 5 stars from me. This book reminded me what good YA feels like: sharp yet entertaining prose, the humor there, the arc strong, the metaphors intricate and visual. It’s got found family, too. This’ll probably actually be the new go-to when I recommend my friends a YA read. Just painful (but not only!) and perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Grief, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

marjokat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Cancer, Body shaming, and Bullying

keelin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Death of parent, Self harm, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

amaliewebs's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

this was such a painful yet heartwarming book, a very emotional read. i love a good coming-of-age book and this one just hit a bit too much. i really enjoyed following cameron growing up and dealing with grief, friendship, love, sexuality, etc, and a lot of her struggles were very relatable to me. the religious aspect was a lot to read, as well as the conversion therapy, but i feel like it was very realistic of the time and town she was growing up in. still was very heavy to read though. and there are a lot of very dark aspects of it and it's definitely just an intense book at times. 

i love love loved the found family aspect, as well as the whole story of discovering your identity. its such a vulnerable book and it was so easy to connect with cam and her struggles. i was so invested in her journey and really loved the depth of her character. such an important and emotional book, i enjoyed it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Car accident, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia

writingcaia's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Finding yourself amidst great loss and a messed up decision by your new family, this is what Cameron is going to go through after losing her parents and having her first kiss.
A coming of age book about grief and queerness. It’s a beautiful tale of finding your self as a gay person, of going against convention, of loving and having your heart broke, but it is also about religion and society being against who you are, and trying to change you by force, and if you’re not changed, which you won’t be but if you believe then you’ll hate yourself for not being able to be different.
Although Cameron does go to a conversion board school/camp, it is not those hardcore ones you might have seen or heard about, still it’s messed up, and obviously doom to fail no matter how the person eventually leaves it. It can f you out a lot, especially if one already has low self worth.
It was also about looking back at who you were, who your parents are as persons and who they are in you.
I really enjoyed the characters she meets at the conversion school, they really brought something extra to the whole queer plot diversity.
It was an engaging story but somewhat I was wishing for more, thus the missing ⭐️.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Confinement, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse

natthahlyh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

dani_2006's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

marleywrites's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Outing, Misogyny, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

diana_blackmoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, and Cancer

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Mental illness