Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

39 reviews

hereiskyra's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

What the actual f*ck was that?

This book made my stomach physically hurt and it was genuinely distressing so many times. There was no point in which I said to myself, “I know exactly where this is going.”

With each new part, I was wondering if I was supposed to be entertained or introspective or confused. Really the only thing I was able to piece together was the profound bits that made me go “wow, that is absolutely some real life sh*t women deal with on a daily basis,” and I know that’s really the point here. Men don’t deal with the same scary things that women do and aren’t forced to face the public and their criticisms if they want any justice for the crimes done to them. This is an alternative view of this world ( a really weirdly written one). 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Rape

youmns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

"Any Man" should come with one giant blinking red trigger warning.

Some parts read like spoken word poetry. Some are simply fiction. Almost all of it is horror, though I imagine it's well-researched and true horror. The sexual assaults are described with simultaneously less and more detail than needed to get their point across. The way people respond to the victims is horrifying. The way we alienate and vilify victims and survivors of sexual assault is horrifying.

I'm not quite sure how to rate this book, so I won't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child abuse, Body horror, Torture, and Transphobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Blood

Giant, massive trigger warning for survivors of sexual abuse: maybe don't read this book.

jnevvvv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Rape, and Violence

kelseymwelch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Eating disorder

laneychaney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide and Eating disorder

ghost_rider's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.25

Sickening, but the audio version is great and immersive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Body horror, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Cancer

plantedpaperbacks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

All I will say is, check the content warnings because wow this book is intense. (Also, listen to the audiobook)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

aformeracceleratedreader's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

READ TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS
this was a great read (not necessarily because of the story since it discusses r*p* and s*x*u*l a*s*u*t, but the way it was told). It's multiple pov and can get pretty graphic. I wish we got a little bit of expansion on Michael and Sebastian as they were the victims we got the least amount of time with. I also didn't love the ending, but it was wrapped up nicely enough for me with how the victims coped and tried to heal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Grief, Sexism, Alcohol, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Cursing, Animal death, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ellebosco's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Pedophilia, and Self harm

americattt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.5

“I am in a body. It is not the one I came here with, but it is the one I’ll leave here in. I will take care of it. It belongs to me now. My pain, I will take care of it. It belongs to me now. My heart, I will take care of it. It belongs to me now. My story, I will take care of it. It belongs to me now."

Highly recommend the audiobook version of this, with a full cast that made everything feel so much more real. A very difficult read that made me feel sick to my stomach a few times, but I think the core material/message is important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, and Transphobia