Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

357 reviews

meowmeowmeow13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A classic summer staple of mine!

The imagery Owens uses is so vivid and truly paints a picture of the marsh in your mind, you can feel the warm summer breeze and hear the buzz of insects as you're pulled deeper into the story. I adored the style of writing, though it lost me a few times, I was generally entranced by this book. I kept picking it back up throughout the day just to see how each chapter would finish, and to become enthralled yet again in the intricate environment painted out.
As for general content of the book, I'm not personally a huge romance fan, and couldn't really get into the romantic parts of the book. I much rather enjoyed Kya learning to survive and reading each segment with the trial.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Racism

coccino's review against another edition

hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Racism

aimee2498's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

brookelookbook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

untypica's review against another edition

Sex scene involving a 14 and 18 year old

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Kya is a STRONG human being with and incredible talent and accompanying intelligence. This is a beautiful love letter to nature (both wild and human). 

Destroy the evidence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

joanna_banana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.5

This starts veeeeeerrryyyy slowly and really doesn’t get going until the last third. I enjoyed the ecological details and character development to a point - it was overly detailed. I felt the stereotypes were lazy: prejudice against Kya, Jumpin’ and his wife, the sheriff, the jock, the white villagers, etc. I also found it predictable. I’m surprised it was so popular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Classism

alidaisy's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous storytelling and scenery. The reader would most definitely be able to distinguish the authors' love/knowledge of nature and animal behavior. I was so excited to pick up this book every time I would leave for my work commute. Highly recommend this novel to those seeking inner reflection about society, abandonment, wilderness and isolation, or anyone who loves swampy-marshy-salt-crust themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

While there are mentions of many graphic themes, they aren't a part of the plot. However, there are scenes of the plot that actually include .

laurasilva149's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

snoflake517's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment