Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

25 reviews

karmkeigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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? No

3.25

While the actual topic of the book is sort of lackluster and generic, the writing style is very intriguing. There is no shortage of imagery or emotion at any point- however, conversational passages can be difficult to understand. Additionally, the ending felt unexpectedly anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Rape

Minor: Child death and Grief

isajsait's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Started crying on p. 3 ("each the other's world entire") and I don't think I stopped. 

Incredibly odd to read while also living in a (much less!) smoky world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

xcrowingx's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Grief

mlewis's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Grief

erica_lannan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I would have made a lot of different choices than the father throughout the book, so it was hard in a lot of ways for me to relate.  It's definitely a book that has challenged my worldview, and it made me think deeply about the will to fight/live/survive/humanity itself.  That being said, I really didn't like it, although I CAN appreciate the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Suicide, and Sexual violence

atreidesjr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Genocide, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Torture, Slavery, Blood, and Child death

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs and Ableism

cstein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Prescient, disturbing, and sad, occasionally funny, often beautiful, full of (human) nature and faith. Images that stick in your head. Not as completely bleak as I feared and not as violent as some of McCarthy's other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Violence, Cannibalism, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism

caffeinecrow's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

graceslibrary's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit