Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

33 reviews

horrorandmagic's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

spinesofsam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, Deadnaming, Pedophilia, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Animal death, Transphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Animal cruelty

evelynritzi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Oh my god. I haven’t read a book in one sitting is a while and I just finished this in a few hours. This is a very, very dark book about male SA. It’s told in a poetic way, through the lens of letters, journal entries, tweets, chat rooms, and news articles. It really hooks you from the beginning and holds on tight right until the end. Damn. 

The biggest takeaway is how the public/media drives the narrative of male vs. female SA. 

Women being assaulted and victimized has become so expected that there are entire marathons of tv shows (looking at you’d SVU) capitalizing on it. Males being SA’d is shocking and gets more attention. When women are assaulted they are doubted. People ask what they were wearing and did they ask for it. When men are assaulted they are mocked. People ask why they didn’t defend themselves. 

One part I felt was so gross and unnecessary…

THE CAT WTF 😩

This was quite dark and I had to add like 12 trigger warnings. But if you’re up for it, I’d still recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Eating disorder, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Pedophilia

likeagilmoregirl's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Gore, Mental illness, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

mgm9816's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

pranphetamine's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Uncomfortable read, but eye-opening. There is a lot of sensitive material in this book, so definitely be in the right mental headspace before reading this. The marriage of social commentary and mixed media viewpoints is done really well. What stuck out the most to me was the writing style. It’s so beautifully written. Also, the audiobook paired with reading the physical book is an even more immersive experience (highly recommend doing it this way). Looking forward to explore more of Amber Tamblyn’s work. (Fun fact: Amber Tamblyn is an actress! She’s been in The Ring, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and other pretty big named stuff. It’s always cool to see creatives shine in different mediums.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Transphobia

acg2285's review

dark

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Animal death, Murder, Sexual violence, Ableism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Cursing

therazzmatazz13's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Transphobia

tallhousecookies's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Deadnaming, and Alcoholism

Minor: Murder and Terminal illness

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Well, I was looking for a change of pace and I think I got it.  The topic itself is hard to read about, hard to talk about, etc.

The writing was quite well done, kind of a bit of mixed media with the journal entries, chat logs, transcripts, poetry, and radio show vibes.  The first three victims were well fleshed out and their trauma was ever present and horrifying.  The later ones felt more superficial though I'm not really sure why.  There were also quite a few questions that were raised in the plot that were never answered that made it feel a bit rushed.

I do think this is a good book that has a lot of value in representing sexual assault as a whole and especially in male victims.  However, with all that in mind, I don't feel like I was the intended audience because I don't generally like to read books about rape.  I suppose I didn't expect it to be quite so graphic about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Body horror, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol