Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

34 reviews

emmaopaline's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

ella_thackray's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Grief

izz_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual violence

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

 Brief. Brutal. Beautiful. A haunting exploration of war, masculinity, grief, guilt and mental health. Deliberately repetitive which won’t be to every readers taste but I found it an effective and impactful technique. This is an unflinching, confronting read which packs a hefty emotional punch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Violence

meiklejohn's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Gore

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, Death, Colonisation, Body horror, and Gore

angelaaaa's review

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Body horror, and Blood

voyage_of_a_time_wanderer's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and War

charliepep's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, and Violence

skeptista's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence