Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

140 reviews

einstein7931's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Incest

_rowan_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, and Racism

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Rape, Police brutality, Bullying, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

mishumydog's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

5.0

best novel this year!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Misogyny and Police brutality

gauriiii's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

angelkisses's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Classism

Moderate: Child death

vetrina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

I enjoyed this book, mostly because of its writing. The writing is magnificent. The brilliant metaphors, the repetition, and the non-linearness of the plot make the writing sort of dream-like. This book is slow-paced, detailing all of the small and big things that lead up to (and the consequences of) the big event described at the start of the book, The Death of Sophie Mol. The characters are well fleshed out and believable (even if some of them are horrible people). This book is also very melancholy and deals with a lot of tragedy. The descriptions of the tragedies are visceral and impactful, and they wonderfully reflect the consequences of things such as the caste system, gender roles, and childhood trauma. This book definitely isn't for everyone, but I'm glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pedophilia, Child death, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Incest

cecibird's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

danidamico's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Lectura para Narrativa Universal II

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Colonisation, Incest, Sexual assault, Child death, and Police brutality

nmartin22's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault